Description: Zach and Megane fight it out in China for the Neo League fanatics. Both provide more than a few surprises for thier opponents! (Draw Fight)
It's a little after noon, and the angle of the sun creates a few small raingows in the water.
Megane stands in the middle of the pool, slowly looking around the area with a somewhat distant look on his face. Instead of his usual boots, he's wearing some waterproof ones, but that's his only real difference from his normal costume. "Green leaves lie on ground, the tree lets fall it's child, newly fallen snow." He speaks to himself quietly, even if the cameras aren't on yet, he's not that confident of his poetic skill. He's usually fairly calm, but for the first time in a while, he feels at peace.
Zach Glen is hardly calm, and moving a bit slowly. He is still recovering from his Saturday Night Fight, and while he didn't get any stitches, that is more a testament to his ability to get himself back into fighting shape than it is any toughness he may possess.
He's wearing jean shorts, a long-sleeve shirt, and what appear to be dock shoes with those no-slip soles. He handed off the gauntlet and the sword back-stage to save some time and is regarding Megane with a slight bit of trepidation; dude's tall which means his opponent has a serious reach advantage.
He doesn't have any poems or anythign fancy. He just waits for the starting bell.
Megane looks over to Zach, and adjusts his glasses, smiling slightly. He doesn't take any particular stance as he waits for the starting bell. But he does wonder: is this guy the silent type? He raises his voice. "Afternoon, Zach. I look forward to our fight."
Zach is similarly stance-less, not really having a formal fighting style. He nods once to Megane. "Same here. Let's make it a good one." Faint wisps of purple energy, almost fire-like in its appearance, lick up and down the shorter man's arms as Zach starts keying himself up for the fight.
And then the bell rings.
Zach hurls himself forward with a slight grunt of effort and a burst of Soul Power to close the gap between the two men quickly. Zach finishes the lunge with a driving punch aimed at Megane's solar plexus, and is augmented by a flare of that same purple energy he displayed earlier!
COMBATSYS: Zach has started a fight here.
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Zach 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Megane has joined the fight here.
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Zach 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Megane
COMBATSYS: Megane blocks Zach's Aggressive Strike.
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Zach 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Megane
"Indeed." Megane stares at Zach for a moment, as if contemplating something. "Please don't hold anything back."
He puts out a palm and blocks the punch, but the energy still burns his hand, and the force knocks him back a few steps. He shakes his hand as he withdraws it, disspelling the psycho power around it, then rushes back towards Zach, and tries to grab his waist. If successful, he'll jump into the air, flip them over so they both face the ground, wait until they're about to crash into the lake, and then slide away on a slice of wind chi.
COMBATSYS: Megane successfully hits Zach with Flying Throw.
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Zach 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Megane
Zach frowns at the invitation to go all out. He doesn't know Megane, or what he is capable of. Honestly, Zach's not even remotely certain Megane can handle Zach at full-tilt. There are not a lot of people who can, and that list is largely populated by the higher-end fighters.
This allows Megane to make with the Primary Lotus, throwing Zach into one of the pristine lakes. A moment later, Zach's voilet haired head breaks the surface again in time to watch the taller man glide away. He lets out an impressed whistle before slicking back the hair to get it out of his eyes. He'll have to go back for the cap later. He watches the Gedo fighter, tracking the movement even as he brings his arms up while treading water with his legs.
Three 'sheets' of that violet energy ripple into existance fairly quickly, and Zach drops them right in Megane before swimming ashore. This is not a conducive position to be fighting from at all.
COMBATSYS: Megane dodges Zach's Pile Smash.
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Zach 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Megane
A frown. Interesting. Is this because he's afraid of his power? Or was he already going all out? Or does he think Megane's looking down on him? Well, that's not entirely untrue, since he looks down on pretty much everyone, but he doesn't think Zach should be able to figure that out yet.
Megane slides up to his feet, tossing up a wave of water, and then leaps over the three sheets of violet energy that Zach drops without his feet doing more than skimming the surface of the water. "That's an interesting technique."
JHis feet sink down into the water, and he raises a hand back up to his glasses as he sloshes towards Zach. "You're already on the defensive?" His slightly unfocused eyes watch the shorter man's every movement.
COMBATSYS: Megane calculates his next move.
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Zach 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Megane
"It's borrowed," Zach replies. He doesn't really talk much of what passed for his training under Ryuhaku Todoh. It mostly consisted of that crazy old goat jumping him out of nowhere and complaining about how Zach was 'using his chi wrong.' Zach shakes some of the water loose, and slops his hair back again to keep it out of his face.
"And don't take it personally," he says a moment later. "I just know next to nothing about you, or what you can do." Zach settles his stance a bit, seemingly ready to react to Megane's next move. However, Zach is also calling up more of his latent energy. When Megane makes his move, Zach wants to be ready for it.
COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.
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Zach 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Megane
Megane raises an eyebrow. "I'm not taking it personally." A slight smile, as if he's genuinely amused but trying to hide it. "Are you saying I should?"
He shrugs, and raises his arm, blades of wind spinning around it, focusing on his fist. "Let's see what my offense and your defense do." He run towards Zach, the rotating winds on his arm pulling him forwards, blades of wind kicking up behind him and cutting huge sprays of water towards the sky. As he gets closer, he unleashes a burst of wind energy behind him, propelling him much more quickly for a moment.
COMBATSYS: Megane successfully hits Zach with Rush Punch.
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Zach 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Megane
Zach brings his arms up to block the physical punch, and his plan was to simply counter Megane's chi with his own psycho power. That, however, is not in the cards as Megane's punch blasts clear through his hasty defenses and slams into his chest. Zach is sent skidding back as he lets out a pained yell. '****ing chi punches,' he mutters without a hint of irony.
While Zach's shirt /was/ soaked through, the spot where Megane struck takes on a darker hue as blood seeps into it. Zach looks more than a little frustrated. "So you can dish out some punishment," Zach concedes as he slides his left foot back and behind him. Twisting at the hips as his psychic energy kicks into high gear, Zach cups his hands at waist height, as if holding a basketball between them. "Try this on for size," he says calmly as he thrusts his hands forward.
What rushes at Megane is not a ball, or even a large sphere of energy so much as a beam about five feet across aimed roughly at the Gedo punk.
COMBATSYS: Megane blocks Zach's Burst Stream.
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Zach 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Megane
Megane raises his hands, and a blast of wind rises up a barrier of rocks and water in front of him, causing the water to muddy underneath. Zach's beam slices through it after a moment, and the Gedo student grits his teeth, attempting to smile through the pain. "That's a... strange feeling." He walks towards the shorter man, a good deal slower than his previous movements, "You're still fighting the long battle, I see. Projectiles and pacing. Well, it's true I probably can't compete with you in the long run. In the short run, though...."
He forces himself to run towards Zach, and once closer, attempts to hit his neck with a lariat, stamping down at the ground at Zach's prone body if successful.
COMBATSYS: Zach interrupts Combo Attack from Megane with Third Stance.
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Zach 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Megane
Zach lowers his head a bit, forcing his chin to his chest to foil the lariat attempt. "You're not the only one I am fighting," Zach replies as his energy rolls off of his shoulders. Zach flicks a hand upward to herald something, or perhaps it is a mnemonic device of sorts.
Regardless, the hand movement doesn't even touch Megane. The large shock of psychic energy that lances upward from just behind Zach, however, slams into the taller man's midsection!
This large shock of psychic energy catches Megane a bit by surprise, and he staggers back, stumbles, and falls to the ground, tries to get up, but looks like he'll throw up for a moment, and falls back to the ground.
"...so this is... more what it feels like...." Megane just lies there for the moment, staring up at Zach with an unreadable expression, but wind swirls around him as he calls up his energy. "Yes... I think I'm beginning to understand. Your power is a little different from mine."
COMBATSYS: Megane gathers his will.
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Zach 0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Megane
Zach hops back several steps to regain his spacing. "More like very different from yours," Zach replies as he steadies his breathing. Megane seems to be getting ready for something big here, and Glen is feeling a little winded at the moment.
"There is one clue," he says as he catches his breath. "The wind."
COMBATSYS: Zach gains composure.
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Zach 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Megane
Megane lies back and lets the wind pull him up to his feet, and smiles. "Your own power isn't exactly subtle, Zach." The water ripples behind him, the back of his coat and pants dripping with water, slowly beginning to soak the rest of him.
He gathers wind behind himself once again, rushes towards Zach, and... reaches up to grab his neck. If successful, he'll slam him into the ground, and proceed to pummel his stomach.
Which really isn't exactly subtle either.
COMBATSYS: Zach blocks Megane's Glasses Removal.
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Zach 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Megane
Zach turtles up, tucking into a classic rope-a-dope position to protect his vitals while Megane pummels on him. After a couple of punches, Zach manages to squirm free of the assault before rolling to his feet.
"The difference though," Zach replies, "Is the source." He shuffles his feet before executing a couple of short hops. "I will never be able to generate wind," He says. "I won't be able to create fire from my fingertips. I can make constructs that look a lot like those things, but they will behave like any other energy manipulation I do. My fires will never burn, for instance." Zach sidles to Megane's left. "Because you, and the vast majority of the fighting community are manipulating chi. So you can create an element with it and get it to /behave/ like that element. Some people can borrow it from the world around them."
Zach's arms are suddenly clad in plate mail, going from the fist all the way up to the shoulders. "My energy, on the other hand, is completely self-generated." Zach launches himself forward, snapping a quick jab towards the underside of Megane's jaw before firing off a heavier punch at the younger man's stomach!
COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Megane with Medium Punch.
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Zach 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Megane
The jab and the heavier swing hit, and Megane stumbles backwards towards the trees, spitting out a bit of blood. He leans against one of the smaller trees for a moment, only perhaps the size of a telephone pole, contemplating his wounds. Is he still able to fight, or has sufficient damage been caused to take him out, he wonders?
"Yes... well, that is the difference between us, I suppose. You fight using yourself, and I fight using the environment." He slices at the tree behind him with a blade of wind, then circles around the back of it and kicks it hard, sending it falling straight towards Zach.
COMBATSYS: Megane successfully hits Zach with Huge Random Weapon.
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Zach 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\1 Megane
Zach gapes slightly as Megane cuts the tree down. Usually, /he's/ the one commiting willful property damage. Zach is also taken aback for the simple fact that he's not /used/ to such improvisation in a fight. The combination of the events is enough to catch Zach flatfooted, and the tree crashes down hard on him.
It takes a moment, but eventually Zach forces the lumber off of him. "Not... done... yet," Zach pants as he eyes Megane fiercely. Zach's arms are still coated in that violet energy that he uses as he leans forward before blasting towards Megane at high speed. He throws no feints, no guard openers. He simply blasts his right fist directly at Megane's chest, hoping to slam the hand into the taller man before releasing all of that pent-up energy in an explosive burst!
COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Megane with Burst Strike.
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Zach 0/-------/------=|=======\=======\1 Megane
Megane *expects* feints and guard openers, which causes him to hesitate for a moment. But more than that, it's Zach's speed at this moment, particularly since he just recovered. The fist and builtup energy explodes into Megane, and he slumps over towards Zach, his fist driving at the older man's stomach, but while it has a good deal of force, it's not moving quite as quickly as he usually would.
Regardless of what happens, without further intervention he is pretty much going to just fall face first onto the ground at this point, as he's almost lost conciousness.
COMBATSYS: Megane can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Megane successfully hits Zach with Super Intercept.
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While Megane may not be moving all that fast, there is something to be said for the smothering presence of a guy who has ten inches on you and is falling right at you. Zach takes the blow hard, and is sent to the ground in a heap. He doesn't get back up again, and the small seep of blood from the fist chi-laden fist becomes somewhat more substantial but still not life threatening.
Unlike Megane, Zach is unconscious.
COMBATSYS: Zach takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Zach can no longer fight.
Log created on 21:02:41 11/28/2010 by Zach, and last modified on 01:57:11 12/28/2010.