Description: There is getting caught with your pants down, and then there's ... this. A power mad dictator, following up on his organization's intelligence, raids a high rise luxury hotel suite! He discovers its occupants quite deceased, and their assassin quite upset and undressed. Violence commences: The kind that leaves dozens dead and part of a building gutted to the tune of half a million dollars. Not that anyone is going to foot the bill for that.
He was once a power player. An up and comer in the world of big business and bigger bonuses. He had the connections to make bigger deals and bigger profits. Unfortunately he also had a bad habit of crossing paths with the wrong sorts of people.
People with very particular desires and very specific demands. Scratch our backs and we'll scratch yours, that was the deal. But in the end he was the one who got all the scratching, and those people got restless. He ignored their complaints and then those people got upset. In the world of big business of organized crime there was no forgiving and letting bygones be bygones. No.
You get even.
Even in this case turned out to be sending an assassin, and considering the weight of his crimes this particular power broker's death was to be incredibly violent. He was a man of powerful desires and decadent tastes as well, so tracking him and his rendevous to a high class hotel suite in the most expensive hotel in the most expensive part of town wasn't difficult. Nor was getting inside: The dumb bastard was too busy getting his pants off he didn't notice he dropped the keycard to the door outside while going in. So the assassin went in quiet, surprised her victims, and before long their broken and twisted bodies were left tangled in their blood soaked bedsheets.
Where was Juri then? Well, she wanted to get out quiet as well and walking through the lobby caked in blood is a damn good way to draw attention. So she has removed her clothes and is now taking a brief moment to enjoy a shower. A /fantastic/ shower I might add. They have like ... twenty nozzles on the wall, the crazy shit only a rich person could afford. Unfortunately that, alongside the copious amount of steam fogging the glass door to the shower, hides any sight or sound of Juri from the outside world.
It does also give a rather comprehensive distraction to anyone deciding to sneak up on little miss assassin though.
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As an entrepreneur of sorts, Rolento is not the sort to make enemies out of turn. He may have an army and a fortune, but both cannot be replenished. Finite resources. The recruitment and investment returns both are much less then the rate of loss. Still, there are two distinct exceptions. But there are many other targets he has, especially ones with suspected connections to Shadaloo. This nameless man appeared to be recieving some manner of aid, and in case he was ever contacted by a person of note, a watcher was upon him. The job was low key -- keep tabs of who went in and out of the room. He was set up in the opposite one, with a small hidden camera feeding him a constant view of the hall. One might ask how this is afforded, and the answer is he broke in. The nameless man doesn't live here, after all.
Juri picking up the dropped card and pushing in is enough activity to catch his attention. Rewinding the copy, he gets a clear view of her slinking within. That... is not an attendant. A quick radio gets him in contact with Rolento himself, mentioning a suspected assassin. Not surprising, but exactly the kind of event these random seeds look for. Ordered only to monitor the door, the U.S.P.L. commando mobilizes in short order.
The dull thrum of a helicopter is likely not heard amidst the orgy of water jets. Confirming nobody has left yet, Rolento pulls up his night goggles and scans the room in question. No windows are broken. Ventillation shafts? A good assassin is already long gone. But still... a black cord is dropped, dangling the commando. He swings over to the window, and settles on the ledge outside. These are not meant to be opened at this altitude. The bloodied sheets are confirmed... so the deed is done.
But then he can see steam. A light is on in the shower. What...? Two figures are in the bed... three figures entered the room...
...
That can't possibly be... well. Logic doesn't apply to this world at all times. Slowly he pulls out his sleek black baton, and then yanks off a grenade as well. Feet brace to either side of the window, before he kicks away from the building. The long cord attached to the helicopter pivets far away, before with a sudden twist he lurches forward. Balling up at the last moment, he literally explodes through the window, showering the interior in glass.
Juri has about five seconds to react, as he vaults up to his feet. Twirling his baton into position, he rushes at the door, and then a booted foot hits it. Hinges explode, the sound of popping screws like gunfire. It rebounds off the ceramic sink and slams into the base of the PleasureJet Whirlpool Advanced. Flinging out a hand, five knives pierce through the trendy shower curtain, each sinking to the hilt into the opposite wall, one of the water jets hissing and sputtering around it, broken.
"Surrender!!" he demands, loudly. Assuming he didn't just kill them, but no proud and proper assassin would die from /that./
==
For certain, Juri is occupied at the moment. NO! STOP THINKING WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. Anyway, she's enjoying all the high class luxuries afforded to those of affluence. Still an alert pops up in her left field of vision as soon as Rolento explodes through the windows! At this altitude there is an immediate rush of cold air throughout the entire suite and the sound of the helicopter hovering outside can be heard clearly, even over the water cascading white noise of the water jets.
Five seconds.
More than enough time for someone like Juri. As soon as the door explodes off its hinges with incredible force her body is already spinning into action! Knives slice through the air, and one of them catches her on the shoulder with a deep enough slash to draw blood instantly. Other than that she is relatively unscathed and can be seen diving out of the shower and rolling across the ground between Rolento's legs.
If Rolento gave her five seconds, she only intends to give him two. "LIKE HELL I WILL!!!" Is her response right before she rolls to her feet, and turns her small frame on the floor to serve as a base for a mighty kick with both heels intending to both hit Rolento and send his body crashing into the shower she had just occupied.
Regardless of the result though Juri begins to realize two things: One, there is a fucking cold breeze blowing through the entire suite, and two she is INCREDIBLY naked with some insane asshole attacking her.
Her luck, as usual it would seem.
COMBATSYS: Juri has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Rolento has joined the fight here.
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Juri 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Rolento
COMBATSYS: Rolento blocks Juri's Heel Kick.
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Juri 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Rolento
Well. Rolento dismisses any idea that the person being assaulted is mundane. He can see a blur of motion travel beneath him in that momentary lapse when knives are unleashed. A small grunt leaves his lips, whirling around and catching the twin heels in the crook of a forearm. He's sent skidding a few feet from the force, before whirling his baton overhead and lunging into a brutal overhead arc of his own. The end of the pliable wood catches the door frame, which does all of nothing to stop it as wooden splinters rain down on Juri. Either awy, there's liable to be a dent in the floor.
Of course, then he comes to terms with her state of dress. Juri might actually feel a little insulted. His expression is absolutely neutral, white eyes narrowed and locked on her face. It's as if she's completely dressed, really! You'd think he'd at least look mildly STARTLED. His free foot catches something, and then kicks it in the direction of Juri. It's her shirt and panties. "Your boyish frame is unbecoming!!" he states in a deep baritone. "Who sent you? I am willing to extricate this information by any means." His bulk is poised in front of the door, making rushing out in that direction more then a little dangerous. Then again, he's giving her a brief moment for decency/response... which can be taken any way she likes!
It should be easy to recognize him at a glance. Rolento happens to be one of the most wanted people by Shadaloo, a terrorist who has assaulted and stolen from countless bases and subsidaries with a complete lack of respect. He even /strangled/ Lord Vega once. And lived to tell the tale.
COMBATSYS: Juri dodges Rolento's Fierce Strike.
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Juri 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Rolento
The splintered bits of wood that rain down upon her naked form will draw a bit more blood from Juri, and cause her a bit more trouble when she has to remove some of them later. Fortunately though the main brunt of Rolento's intended assault does not strike home as Juri swiftly rolls to the side and out of the way of Rolento's fierce attack! And good thing too: The incredible force of that baton smashing into the ground is enough to crack the marble tile and send it splintering upward in ragged chunks. Some of which, as well, Juri will have to have dug out of her later.
None of these injuries are slowing her down though. If anything the small bit of pain she experiences just serve to add a new dimension of anticipation for the upcoming battle. This man was strong, much stronger than the would-be power broker or that big-breasted slut he paid off to suck him off. The excitement is /very/ clear on her face when she rises to her feet. And it's a look that doesn't vanish when Rolento kicks her halter top and panties (wait, she was wearing panties? Maybe...) However she just casually tosses them to the side.
"Meh, cat's out of the bag anyway." She licks her lips before tilting her head to the side, a cruel grin splitting into a wicked smile: Flashing those predatory white teeth of hers, "I'll just have to pound the memory of this encounter out of that fat head of yours!!!"
Who is Rolento? Juri recognizes him almost immediately. Not that she cares. She doesn't need to look for an excuse to beat the shit out of him: SHE ALREADY HAD ONE AS SOON AS HE BUSTED IN! So instead she approaches him slowly... and her left eye flashes a bright purple. Within an instant she is a mere centimeters from his face. One hand lashes out to deliver a sudden cloud of swirling, chaotic violet colored energy.
COMBATSYS: Juri successfully hits Rolento with Kasatushi.
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Juri 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Rolento
There's little excitement in Rolento's own face, which is probably contrary to most people in this situation. A sort of detatched, medicinal expression that is quite professional, given the circumstances. He doesn't recognize Juri, although he has something of an inkling that she might be one of the rumored Doll assassins... Cammy being the greatest of them, but far from the only one. A worm like him needs discretion mostly, and what better then someone brainwashed?! That his one offer of clothing is discarded just earns a snort of apparent bemusement. "The human form is a weapon. Whether it is sheathed or not is irrelevant to me!" His choice of words probably need work, but then he catches sight of that odd color. Were his eyes somewhere more natural, he'd of seen nothing. A lunge backwards is done in reflex, not knowing the manner of the attack. Until the horrible burning wash of pain sends him staggering further, thumping into a wall. "..." He doesn't look very happy now. "Affiliation confirmed. Psycho power, within a young girl. It is rare to meet one of your kind...!" With a bit more heart he rushes forward once more, rolling into a tight ball. And then exploding violently upwards, his heel striking out towards her midsection hard enough to lift her off the ground. "HRRAUGH!!" Oh my god, he's kicking at her breasts!!
COMBATSYS: Juri blocks Rolento's Light Kick.
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Juri 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Rolento
To confuse Juri for some mere 'doll' would be a deadly mistake. One that would only be compounded by calling her one to her face. Luckily he does not go so far as call Juri one to her face! Thankfully he also seems unable to dodge her attack, and is sent staggering backwards by the force of her blow. When the last traces of that violet colored energy fade away, Juri's face can be seen holding a triumphant smile. "Feels good, doesn't it?"
No it does not. Juri's psycho power is similar to Vega's own: A similar texture but different flavor. His is dominance and malice given tangible form, while Juri's is torment and the desire for your destruction manifest. There can be no mistaking that the two are related when encountered by an experienced individual. But it might be a mistake, as well, to compare her in any way, shape, or form to Vega.
Regardless, the twenty-five year old woman reacts quickly to the would-be world dictator's attempts to kick her in the chest. He rolls into a ball and explodes violently upwards, but this is not enough to distract her! She deflects the heel of his kick with her right hand, and winces terribly for it. The bones within that wrist are newly healed, and if Rolento notices it could be a weakness for him to exploit.
Not that Juri seems to want to give him a chance. The only moment of pause she gives him is so that she can cross her arms over her chest and give him a seductive smirk. Never minding the fact that she's showing all of the goods down below, meanwhile. "Not bad. Though a bit unfair trying to kick a girl in the chest like that." Her eyes pupils narrow suddenly and she cackles loudly, "Now, let's see how /you/ like it!"
Stepping forward with her left foot, Juri moves her right up abruptly to attempt to kick Rolento right between the legs with enough force to send him off the ground a couple of feet! If it hits she'll ask the question on everyone's mind, "How does it feel?!"
COMBATSYS: Rolento fails to interrupt Medium Kick from Juri with Deadly Package.
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Juri 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Rolento
Recovering from the stagger with a d8ecidedly plain expression, Rolento's white eyes peer towards Juri, with rather more intensity then before. "Pain is no different then any other sensation." This seems to imply he doesn't particularly care, one could assume. However, it has become immediately apparent that his information sources failed him, in at least some capacity. It is normally a safe assumption that a flat, unstable female with psycho power is affiliated with Vega's doll project, but he has never met one this capable. Not even Cammy herself, who he had believed was the utmost in quality... she was a peer, but the aging mercenary is certainly being overwhelmed now.
This hardly deters him from pressing the attack. Luckily his statement of not being distracted by goods of debateable quality has held true. In fact, it's something of an advantage for Juri. Supple curves are difficult to grapple!! He attempted to negotiate himself into a superior position during the kick. All he manages is some manner of awkward entanglement; the kick has to turn into a knee, but hits him no less solidly. Crashing backwards into a table, the lamp shatters upon the ground. Kneeling, baton used to keep him up, Rolento simply stares towards Juri.
"...Who are you, exactly? I had intended to undermine Shadaloo with this assault. However, these circumstances seem unlikely to result in uncovering a hidden weapon..."
==
"Spider."
After Juri is finished kicking Rolento, through his attempts to try and interrupt and deflect her assault with one of his own, makes no move to press her assault right now. Instead she seems to be taking a moment to... savor what has transgressed. Long enough to Rolento to kneel, to prop himself up upon his baton and to ask Juri the simple mystery of her identity. Her smile, filled with bright white teeth, is nonetheless dark and cruel. "My codename is Spider."
It wouldn't do too much deep digging to have come across 'S.I.N.'s Spider' or 'Shadaloo's Spider' in the Interpol network. The shadowy individual has been known to be sent after targets both political and tactical: Soft and weak ... as well as experienced fighters that could prove troublesome for the organization. The results are always messy and terribly violent. Autopsy results on the victims indicate the vast majority of their injuries came from foot strikes, as well as the tell-tale signature of psycho power. Though Spider's behavior was one of a sadistic psychopath: Toying with her victims, slowly breaking them and then finally snuffing out their life without mercy.
It is this behavior that now has Juri stopping her assault. Showing no signs of modesty, despite how her body is abused by the cold air rushing in through the broken window in the high altitude suite they two are fighting in, she walks with a seductive swagger right up to Rolento. Then reaching down with one hand she'll attempt to lift the older mercenary to his feet. Her voice becomes a seductive purr, "Now, you're not wimping out on me yet... are you? The night is still young, my cellphone is off, and I'm very /very/ eager to see what you can do."
"C'mon... try to break me."
COMBATSYS: Juri takes no action.
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Juri 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Rolento
Rolento carefully combs his brain for the name. Being one of the few men with the capacity to learn about Shadaloo and survive, he has heard a whisper or two about that. However, the implication was she was simply an assassin. This girl is no mere murderer, unless Vega feels it neccesary to use a tank against ants. Mysterious, mysterious. Rolento is hardly arrogant, and can gauge very well Juri's relative power level on the world scene, even when nude and messing around. Yet it seems she is deciding to toy around rather then try to finish the commando off. He allows her helpful lift, taking a couple moments to compose himself and gather his breath. Certainly an open ticket given to the U.S.P.L. leader. One he cashes almost immediately. His knee shoots out, attempting to thump a blow on Juri that would probably be much more effective on a male antagonist, before pressing a foot to her chest and kicking backwards while twisting into a violent strike of his baton towards her face. Which, with any luck, will launch him across the room hit or miss. "There are many ways to break something. I have little interest in attempting such in one blow...!!"
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits Juri with Mekong Delta Escape.
- Power hit! -
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Juri 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Rolento
One thing that isn't in Juri's file, though can be certainly be learned by spending just a little while with her, is that she is very... /very/ arrogant. This arrogance can be taken advantage of to great effect.
Like right now.
The sudden knee to her ladyparts seems to take Juri quite off guard. And although she is no male (or Poison), just like any woman that particular area of her body is still quite vulnerable to concussive force. But before she can instinctively reach down to shield herself from more trauma, she instead finds Rolento's mighty boot planted upon her sternum, kicking her backwards. Her eyes can only widen just in time to watch as Rolento's baton then comes blurring around to strike her in the face with such force that it sends her crashing backwards against a nearby vanity! Its mirror shatters from her back impacting against it.
For a few fractions of a second Juri is still. But then her lips split into a smile: A bloody toothed smile. Crimson drools from her lips as she rolls off the broken vanity and lands in a feral crouch. Many shards of glass, both large and small, are now embedded in her back: Sanguine streaks corrupting the ivory expanse of flesh. An artistic might find it grotesquely beautiful. Ironically, this is also a good description for Juri's laugh.
And laugh she does as she rises to her feet. Laughing, cackling, shuddering with maniacal glee, "YES! That's it, this feeling! Mmm... you /are/ the real deal after all." A pink tongue runs hungrily over her blood-smeared lips, "Well... no need to hold back now."
A flash of violet light emits from Juri's left eye, and within moments she is mere inches from Rolento's face. Her face twists into a cruel grin as she spins around, trying to deliver a mighty kick to the would-be dictator's torso in hopes of sending him sprawling!
COMBATSYS: Juri successfully hits Rolento with Spin Kick.
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Juri 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Rolento
Stalling Juri slightly will hopefully give some modicum of advantage to Rolento. While she rages and runs off instinct, he is a manipulative calculator who takes advantage of such impulses. Although the gulf in physical ability is quite apparent. Rolento's speed comes from prediction as much as agility. The idea she's holding back is somewhat alarming, but he's ready for her to move. And she does -- far faster then he expected. There was no half second between her advance and reaching him. Just a vicious blur, widened eyes, and another rib-creaking impact that sends him flying backwards. Into a wall. Then through the wall, impacting the grandiose bed of the adjoining room. For a few moments he simply enjoys the unexpected comfort, before rolling backwards and landing in a crouch. Things are going poorly. Luckily, he always has a plan B. A small electronic gadget is pulled free, and a button pressed. An LCD begins to blink in rapid oscillations. And then he hurls himself towards Juri with a snarl. This is no single blow; he descends with an overhead strike of his baton, rolling and rebounding off the surroundings, attempting to overwhelm her with a sudden assault. Trying to bait her into falling to a defense, and the moment her guard drops, sweep out to drop her to the floor and then, baton spinning, lunge atop her to strike down towards her solar plexus!
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits Juri with Power Strike.
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Juri 1/----===/=======|=======\=------\1 Rolento
Her opponent is sent sprawling again... this time through a wall. Quite another thrill that is: The destruction of property goes quite well in hand with the destruction of living thing. She wastes no time in pursuing her target, but it would seem that it is a poor tactical move. Despite being far more advanced in age than she is, Rolento is proving to be quite the durable fighter. And quite cunning to boot. She hears the man's snarl, him lunging toward her. There is a slight smirk as she raises her arm to guard against the coming strike. Really, snarling is just as bad as screaming HADO--
But the assault doesn't stop as it smashes against her forearms. Instead she finds her world turning upside down! The sweep catches her completely and sends her sprawling on the ground, and despite her quick movements she has no time to react to him driving his baton into her chest. She screams: Whether in pain or pleasure is anyone's guess. The floor beneath her can be heard cracking and groaning from the force of the blow. The Taekwondoka can feel her ribcage being compacted, causing her to cough up a small amount of blood into the air.
All of this happens in an instant, and so does what follows.
The Korean's lithe frame twists under Rolento, hands planting onto the buckling floor to give her the support she needs as both feet lance upwards in a powerful upwards kick! How powerful? Even if the kick doesn't impact Rolento's stomach, like she hopes, the resulting momentum will likely be enough to send him crashing through the ceiling above.
Assuming it hits at all.
COMBATSYS: Rolento interrupts Colossal Kick from Juri with Mine Sweeper.
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Finally, Juri can see something. As she coils up to unleash that apocalyptic kick, the wizened man grins. Within it, like a polished gem carefully hidden, is a cold and deep sadism that might very well be no less then her own. Rolento is certainly a monster; one could never do what he did in Vietnam and thereafter without that being the case. However, his is fully leashed. Something he does not indulge in or seek out. A caged beast, rarely given the opportunity to flourish -- like right now. Kicking backwards, she impacts him dead on. But most of the kinetic force is lost, given he's already going the direction she desired. Still, he is sent straight up and through the ceiling, shattering the heavy foundation. A couple screams in the living room he's now invaded, but through the haze of pain Rolento rolls backwards, twists, and lunges. He hits the heavy door, shattering it and landing in the hall.
The reason is simple. No sooner do lithe legs fully extend then Juri will hear a >thump< and something cool rolling to a stop against her rump. >thump thump thump<. One lands directly upon her stomach. A modified AV grenade; the pins long gone. These are specialized charges. The timer is less then a second. All the speed in the world cannot outrun the sudden wash of flame and shrapnel that annihilates the entire room, blows through the adjoining rooms, and sends the windows shattering into the streets for a couple stories all round. The roof gives in and collapses inwards, black smoke billowing from the wreckage now.
Rolento heaves a sigh, within a hallway now slanted towards the broken room, lights out and spouting sparks. Maybe THAT got rid of her.
==
No sooner than right after the explosions are finished, after part of the building collapses inside of itself, after the resulting flash of dust and smoke fills the air, and after Rolento figures that now, finally, the bitch is dead...
... does he get proven horribly wrong.
A vortex of violet energy erupts from the epicenter of the explosion. A bright, swirling stream of pure psychopower! As it rises upwards through the cracked and ruin remains of those three floors it begins saturate it, then wrench it apart. Shattering chunks of concrete, the twisted remains of steel girders, drywall and other debris are sent flying, raining down into the streets below. Finally with a forceful, wailing scream Juri's body, burned and bleeding, erupts from the early grave that Rolento had made for her!
No longer the exotic beauty from the shower she looks every bit the image of fury. Her left eye glows with garish purple light while her right is narrowed into a slit. Bloody teeth are clenched together in a snarl while her body remains hunched over, her hands gripped tightly into fists. Blades of glass still imbedded in her back are now pushed out by gouts of purple energy, and the vortex around her continues and seems to be growing in intensity. Her voice can be heard hissing inside of Rolento's mind now!
<<Is that it?! Is that all you are? A cowardly little worm that lets his toys do the killing while he runs and hides? You think you can kill me like that? You have no idea...>>
With a single sweep of her hand, Juri's psycho power erupts into a massive explosion! How massive? Large enough that if Rolento doesn't move, and move soon, he'll be caught by it or the collapse of yet more of the building down around himself and Shadaloo's Spider.
COMBATSYS: Rolento dodges Juri's Fuharenjin.
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Juri 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Rolento
Unsurprising. At least he managed to put a dent in Juri, and all that black soot probably does wonders for her decency. He remains perched. She feels no fear within him. Not even an ounce. Nor is there rage, hate, any of those negative emotions her brand of psycho power thrives on. Merely that shackled sadism and bloodlust, carefully nurtured to be an asset instead of a liability. "Did I offend you by utilizing a proxy?" wonders the man, when she builds up the destructive wave of energy. The world becomes a violet hell. The already shaken building rumbles once more; although the pair don't have the power needed to make it collapse despite such high level assaults, it certainly has seen much better days. When such clears, however, she will see a tightly balled mass heading towards her. And just prior to impact it unfurls, snarling while lashing out in a vicious strike towards her collarbone. Regardless of hit or miss, the end result might be the pair tumbling through the rubble in a tangle of fighty limbs. The climax is approaching!!
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits Juri with Mekong Delta Air Raid.
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Indeed, climax is approaching!
The point of the current impact, striking against Juri's collarbone, sends her staggering backwards. Her bare feet being cut badly upon the broken shards of rock, glass, and steel. She is breathing heavily now. Gone is the calm, collected woman in control that was before. Though she is happy still. She demanded that Rolento try to break her, and he is doing his level best to do just that. He's so close now.
So very close.
But 'close' is never close enough, and as the violet Hell finally disperses the whine of Juri's Feng Shui Engine can be heard. As she raises her head the eye can be seen glowing brightly. How can it be possible she has so much power?! She grits her teeth into a grin, or a snarl... it depends on your perspective. The violet colored energy flows through her limbs as she states in that alurring purr of hers: "See? Isn't this much better? Now we can look each other in the eye as we maim each other!!!"
Within an instant Juri covers the ground between herself and Rolento, now aiming to deliver a painful looking knee to his groin!
And yet, it is only the beginning... assuming it begins at all.
COMBATSYS: Rolento blocks Juri's Feng Shui Engine.
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Juri 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Rolento
Unfortunately it's doomed from the start, but after delivering what she hopes is a crushing blow to the man's hopes and dreams to ever be a father of anything. Including children. She'll spin with the momentum of the strike to deliver and elbow strike toward his chest! Even if it is deflected with one's arm, the force from such a blow would send even the stoutest fighter stumbling backwards.
And Juri will be right there. In the blink of an eye, and with only the dust kicked up by her feet giving hint of her passage, she lashes out with her knee at the small of Rolento's back! It doesn't strike true however, and Juri's frustration reaches a boiling point. She places one hand upon his shoulder, acrobatically pushes herself up and over by using him as a launching platform, and then tucks before delivering an incredibly painful blow with both feet toward Rolento's sternum! The force of the kick, alongside the flash of purple energy accompanying it, should be enough to send the old mercenary crashing through one of the few intact walls in the building.
Meanwhile the Taekwondoka herself lands and snarls, "Stop squirming around and die already, you slippery old fuck!!!"
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Every single blow that Rolento deflects feels like it's going to break his old man bones. It's an unbearable throbbing, like <this part has been removed due to indecency.> In the end she breaks through it, sending him flying backwards and smacking into a wall. But he merely slides down with a grimace, still on his feet. She probably didn't expect this level of masochism when the fight began. Her rage is giving him this opportunity now... focused purely on aggression, despite his inferior physical abilities he can compensate enough to strike her. But without sealing the deal, such is painfully useless. He glances at the blinking LCD attached to his belt. He may very well need that before the battle concludes. "Hrmph... your combative ability... is enormous. But you lack experience... and refinement... as a man who utterly maximized his potential... I find it laughable!!" He stumbles forward, no longer able to jump around willy-nilly. Two times. He has to hit her two more times. A simple charge takes him across the ruined floor, before he leaps upwards. Again he rolls into a ball, only this time he falls short of her, unfurling violently and striking out with all the destructive force a coiled commando can manage!!
COMBATSYS: Juri blocks Rolento's Mekong Delta Attack.
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Trying to lecture Juri about the lack of refinement in her techniques seems to draw an eyeroll from her. Though it's true. Her moves are brutal, powerful, and strike with all the fury of a hurricane. But like a hurricane, they have no focus: The tear and strike at everything with mindless, reckless abandon. Considering the amount of psycho power she can produce, but the lack of fine control she has over it, one can see that this woman has the potential for things far greater.
Though by her rolling eyes it's clear she's not yet ready to reach those heights.
Once Rolento is done with the mini-lecture, the fun commences anew. And the smile returns to Juri's face as he lashes out with an attack! She lets it strike against her right forearm, then ducks under the attack to end up behind Rolento. Purple energy ignites around her foot as she leaps off the ground to deliver a spinning kick in the air! If Rolento had eyes in the back of his head he might be able to appreciate the fact that this woman is so foot focused she even delivers projectile arcs of psycho energy with her FEET!
In the current situation the best he can hope for is her angry, growling voice yelling, "GO TO HELL!"
COMBATSYS: Juri successfully hits Rolento with EX Fuhajin.
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"Hrmph. Your potential is wasted on these piddling jobs. If you desire the thrill of battle, feel alive only when adrenaline burns, your heartbeat fills your ears, and your mouth is filled with blood, why amuse yourself with vermin...?!" Of course, he had fully prepared himself for a frontal attack. He twists around in time to see a lifting leg, then is blasted by energy. He spirals backwards, crashing into a wall and tumbling down. He stumbles towards the open area of the broken building corner, staggering into an unwieldy stance. "I am the same way... you can still be a creature defined by battle... without giving up control..." He shakily holds out his baton, and then suddenly pulls out a literal handful of knives. With the care of a magician he balances them on the end. Truly remarkable given his condition, each remaining upright with the point settled on the shaft. "Ready...?" he asks, before flinging them straight upwards with a snarl. He then wobbles and crashes on his ass. But a couple seconds later, the knives descend in a glimmer of steel, falling right where Juri might have moved...!
COMBATSYS: Rolento can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Juri dodges Rolento's Steel Rain.
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Finally the old bastard did what he was asked. Or at the very least, he's well on his way to Hell as we speak. Though he is clearly beaten, Juri knows full and well that people like him always have at least one card up their sleeve. In this case the card turns out to be a handful of knives. At first she expects to get a face full of sharp pointy steel death, but is surprised to instead see Rolento throw them... skyward?
Juri smirks slightly, and begins to walk slowly toward Rolento's direction. Meanwhile the rain of knives showers upon her position!!! But... wait, is she just predicting where they are going to land and moving accordingly? However good at analyzing her Feng Shui Engine is, there's no way it could perform that many calculations that fast! And yet, it seems like she'll make it through unscathed as the blades rain down around her. She kicks one over that stabs the ground before her feet, and finally she stops just a few steps before Rolento...
When one blade stops just above her shoulder. It comes close enough that it nicks the skin, drawing blood, but is held in place just barely by a small field of purple energy. She smirks, looking toward Rolento with a dangerous fire in her right eye, "Nearly got me." She then grabs the blade from mid-air before kneeling down next to Rolento.
"You did good, old man. You sure know how to show a girl a good time." A soft, delighted giggle rises from her throat as she tilts her head to the side. "So, you think you understand me?" She raises the knife blade, delicately drawing its blade across the line of her jaw while smiling an absent, mirthless smile. "You think I'm just some simple... marauding bitch? Violently killing whoever my leash-holder demands?"
Juri's eyes widen sharply and she drives the blade into the floor next to Rolento's hand. Then, putting her weight on it, she leans forward until her face is but a few millimeters from his own. Her heated breath can be felt washing over his lips, while her own lips still contain that joyless smile. And she speaks in a harsh whisper, "Like I said, you have no fucking idea."
She rises to her feet suddenly with a simple declaration, "I could kill you right now, but it'd probably be more fun to keep you around. A guy like you is going to stick his baton into everyone's business, and I want to be around for the fireworks."
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Rolento is content to remain crouched as he is, back facing the city proper. His hand shakily pulls off the blinking LCD, which is far too small to be anything in the neighborhood of an explosive. He does not recoil or flinch from the proximity, although for some reason the threat gives him a small smile. "Negative. I am saying... you are doing the job of a marauding bitch. ...I suppose the complexities of your psyche... are something you wish to keep personal. I have no objection, curious though I am." He then presses a button. Suddenly, the small object begins flashing incredibly brightly. It's enough to make one wince away, a repeated strobe that's probably visible for an incredible distance. He tosses it to the ground beside him, as if it's already served it's purpose. "But if you think... that the limit to my planning is squatting before your scorched naked body... then you know me as little as I know you." He still has a bit of smugness to him. As if he doesn't believe he's lost, even if it would take most of his remaining focus and energy to lunge forward in slow motion!
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The Taekwondoka smirks slightly as the reference is made to her own nudity. A fact that she had all but forgotten until now. Glancing around the hollowed out section of the building she now finds herself in, with only the twisted steel frame and bits of debris remaining, she realizes quite quickly there's no hope of her getting another shower ... or finding her clothes for that matter. Well whatever. She'll just bust into someone's condo and take whatever clothes she wants.
And that is why Juri showed up back at the Shadaloo base wearing the clothing of a man easily five times the size of her. Damn American tourists.
Back in the present though, Juri's eyes squint soemwhat painfully as the device is pulled from Rolento's belt and activated. It draws some curiosity, but this only lasts a moment. It doesn't look like a bomb, or anything else particularly designed for killing, so she doesn't care. The response then to all Rolento has to say? His philosophical commentary? "Whatever." And just like that, Juri walks away and toward the undamaged parts of the tower.
Meanwhile sirens, both of the firefighting and law enforcement variety, can be heard screaming up from the ground level below. Late to the show as always.
COMBATSYS: Juri has ended the fight here.
Rolento slowly relaxes when Juri moves to leave, instead of try and punch his head off or hurl him off the building, which he had expected. Really, he almost regrets his decision. He took safeguards to insure his untimely death didn't roll over tonight. "I do hope we meet again." he offers to Juri when she strides away, managing to stand upright. The dull motor of a helicopter is heard, blinking red in the distance. "It was... fun." Suddenly, two orange flares in the distance. Billowing smoke. Brightening cinders. A pair of missiles impacts the gutted building, causing another tremendous explosion. Had Juri not wandered off, she would of been in the epicenter; it seems that the blinking light was a signal to his distant men. Of course, didn't he just kill himself...? There's nothing left but fire and smoke where Rolento just was. At least he gave her a good parting gift... some pretty fireworks of twisted metal.
Log created on 23:23:10 11/13/2010 by Juri, and last modified on 20:11:05 03/22/2011.