Description: What was to be a grand reunion between Ken and Karin, ended up being a nightmare for Mister Masters, as the allmight Mr. Karate decides to grace the two with his presence.
When Karin Kanzuki found out that Ken Masters was getting back into street fighting again, she was keen on meeting him again. So she took the time and resources from her family's Zaibatsu to locate where Ken was going next, and has tracked him down to Petra, Jordan.
At least that's what she's heard. In the mean time: Tourism! She hadn't been to Petra before, and she had to admit, it was pretty snazzy all of the ruins and the ancient stuff. She is currently wandering through the ancient amphitheater in Petra with her butler Ishizaki, and she was wide eyed in awe. "So ancient. I should ask mother and father if we can donate some money to the restoration of the ruins..."
Petra, Jordan. Such a fascinating place, of course, if it weren't for the fact that Ken is constantly traveling, even if he isn't fighting, he'd be more interested in touring the places he's visited. Of course, this really isn't possible since he's not only just running his own company, but the large conglomerate that Geese Howard left behind with his supposedly untimely death.
There's a makeshift fighting ring setup near the bowl, and surrounded by a huge gaggle of reporters and journalists is non-other then Ken Masters.
"So, Mister Masters? There's a rumor going around that you recently have pledged financial backing for one of Southtown's local charities. Is this true?"
This gets a rather strange look from the blonde man, who suddenly starts laughing loudly. "Rumor? Sheesh. You guys are horrible about getting your facts straight. I personally guarenteed it."
Karin blinks when she sees the crowd, and takes a moment to hop up a few steps of the ancient stone seats to have a look to see what's going on. She the goes wide eyed as she recognizes Ken, and smiles having finally accomplished the task of tracking him down, at which point she takes her coat off that was keeping warm here in Petra (because Jordan is frigging cold this time of year), and hands her coat to Ishizaki and tells him, "I'll be back with the victory before you know it." The Butler only nods as Karin hops away from him.
Karin proceeds to climb up several of the Amphitheater steps, before turning to face the ring and calls down from her perched position, "KEN MASTERS!" In a voice loud enough to be heard over the reporters, as she folds her arms across her chest and says, "I've finally found you! You've chosen a wonderful location to have a fight in, I have to say!" Before belting out a loud, "OHOHOHOHOHOH!" Her hand over her mouth as she laughs.
"Bwah?" Ken seems to be rather confused by this as he glances up towards the steps. The girl seems.. familiar, but he isn't quite sure he can place it at this moment. The reporters of course start clammering and making a fuss. Did Ken Masters really choose a historic location such as this for a fight? Isn't that a little irresponsable for someone of his stature?
Of course, it finally clicks. "You're.. Karin Kanzuki.. right? Sakura's friend?"
Karin hmphs a little as she replies, "As if. Rival would be the correct word to use." She Promptly hops down the steps and casually walks to the ring, letting knowing that the reporters will want to make room to have a better look at Karin Kanzuki, heiress of the Kanzuki Zaibatsu.
The Girl climbs into the ring and onto her feet, as she says, "All your charity is fine and good, by the way. The Kanzuki Zaibatsu will try to match whatever donations you put into it. But the real question is: who puts a ring in a Roman Amphitheater except if they were expecting someone to come in and fight?"
She grins and folds her arms across her chest. "So what do you say, Ken Masters? Let's have a round where the whole world can see, or are you afraid I'll just get another victory?"
"It sure seems like a lot of people are coming after me these days." Ken grins slightly as he rolls his sleeves up on his shirt, moving further into the makeshift ring. "Well, come on Miss Kanzuki. Let's see how much you've grown since our last fight. Of course, I'm not going to hold back, so I'd suggest you don't hold back either..."
COMBATSYS: Ken has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Karin has joined the fight here.
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Karin grins as she shifts into a fighting stance, replying, "This won't be the same as last time, Ken Masters. This time, I'll definitely have the Victory!" With that, she makes a dash for Ken, opening with Guren Ken, a series of relentless palm strikes aimed at Ken's chest.
COMBATSYS: Ken effortlessly blocks Karin's Guren Ken.
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Ken 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Karin
Of course, Ken has fought this one before, and like last time, she's opening herself up far to much. He casually brings his arms up, blocking a good deal of her relentless attack, which does make his arms tingle slightly. "Is that the best you have Karin?" He asks this before taking a step back, snapping his right leg up and towards the poor girl's upper torso.
COMBATSYS: Karin blocks Ken's Medium Kick.
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Ken 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Karin
Karin's hands shift to catch and block Ken's kick, and grits her teeth a little, as she replies, "Yeah, try some of this!" As she uses the close range to try to grab Ken by the shirt, so she can try and drive her knee into his gut a couple of times and then try to throw him over.
COMBATSYS: Ken interrupts Arakuma Inashi from Karin with Shoryuken.
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Ken 0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1 Karin
The moment that Karin starts to grapple the crimson dynamo, he feels the slight impact of a knee to his gut. He can't allow this to happen further, so he does what he does best. Pulling himself away from Karin, he drops down low, his right fist igniting with chi, giving the impression that his right hand were aflame, only to rapidly rise upwards, dragging the flaming fist along Karin's body, moving straight for her chin for a some sweet music.
"SHORYUKEN!"
Karin was certain her grip was tight enough to keep Ken from getting away, but not only did he slip out of her grip, he managed to get in low for a huge frigging uppercut, which smashes into her chin and sends her flying into the air. She crashes into the ground and grits her teeth for a moment before getting back up, and growls, "I'm not done yet, Ken Masters!" She dashes towards Ken and leaps into the air while he's still air born, and aims to grab him once again by the gi, and use her downward momentum to flip him over and slam him into the ground first with her on top!
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Ken with Strong Throw.
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Ken 0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1 Karin
There's this whole floor thing that Ken just doesn't understand. Why must people always try to get him on the ground. Is there something /special/ about the ground? Is it because its hard, and generally hurts? Maybe, but right now Ken doesn't have time to really think about that. He's on the ground, with a young blonde woman straddling him, and there's only one real thought that goes through his mind. 'Oh god, what would Eliza say about this..'
Of course, there's always a way to get out of a sticky situation, so Ken decides to get creative, moving his hands up to grab Karin by the waist, twisting his body to where he'll end up slamming her over him, planting her head first into the ground.
COMBATSYS: Karin fails to counter Medium Throw from Ken with Yasha Gaeshi.
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Karin goes SLAM into the ground, and is now in a daze as she pushes herself back up to her feet. She's seeing flying birdies now, as she rubs her forehead, "Nnngh... No, I'm going to win..."
By the time Karin is on her feet, Ken's already up on his, and rushing forward with another attack. He's obviously holding back some, but that doesn't mean it'll hurt any less, especially with just how fast his fist flies out, jabbing towards her face. "Wake up Karin."
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits Karin with Jab Punch.
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Ken 0/-------/--=====|=======\=======\1 Karin
Karin is jarred awake by the jab, and shakes her head clear, as she growls and grabs for Ken's gii again, and proceeds to try to nail a few knees into his gut again, before throwing him over her shoulder to slam him into the ground... But that won't be enough as she would instead, if this is completely successful, try to haul the man back up onto his feet before forcibly 360 flipping him to slam him back into the ground with a BAM!
COMBATSYS: Ken endures Karin's Kanzuki-ryuu Ranbu.
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Once more with the floor. This is really starting to get annoying, and its starting to show in Ken's face. The moment Karin releases his body, he's immediatly scrambling to his feet, staring at the poor girl. "Sorry Karin, I've been holding back..." His right fist once more springs to life with chi, as he unleashes his most devistating ability. Not one, not two, but three consecutive firey shoryukens. All made of pure pain and ouchies.
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits Karin with Shouryuu Reppa.
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Ken 0/-------/-------|=======\=======\1 Karin
Karin goes wide eyed as she brings her arms back up to guard her face, and the Shinruken combination breaks through her block efforts, smashing into her chin the first time, causing her to try to block again, which gets broken through a second time. The third time she tries she gets broken through once more and she's sent flying back into the air,
Karin goes wide eyed as she brings her arms back up to guard her face, and the Shinruken combination breaks through her block efforts, smashing into her chin the first time, causing her to try to block again, which gets broken through a second time. The third time she tries she gets broken through once more and she's sent flying back into the air, and spins in the air before crashing down again.
However, Karin grits her teeth and pushes herself back up to her feet slowly, perhaps not even consciously, as she staggers back to her feet and shifts into her fighting stance once more. There's a burning fire in her eyes that wasn't quite there last time. She wasn't simply making arrogant posturing earlier, as it's visible that in her eyes hidden in the mess of her hair now, a burning desire lighting her eyes up, breathing out heavily, "Kansuki-Ryuu..."
Karin Kanzuki then dashes once more to Ken Masters with a kiai, thrusting forward several hard palm strikes, and swings her leg up to finish the combination with a smashing hop kick to Ken's face, as she punctuates each strike attempt with a syllable, "SHIN-PI-KAI-BYAKU!"
And whatever the result, she ends her assault in her stance, before her eyes close as she falls over unconscious entirely, the outcry of Ishizaki the butler calling out, "Karin-Ojou-sama!" And climbing into the ring with a first aid kit to tend to her.
COMBATSYS: Karin can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Karin's Kanzuki-ryu Shinpikaibyaku.
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As Karin starts her final attack, Ken nimbly dodges each blow, watching the poor girl run out of steam after each consecutive miss, until finally, its over. The moment she starts to fall over, he quickly catches her, sparing her the indignity of once more meeting the ground, like has so many times before.
"Well kiddo, you've gotten a lot better. I can honestly say that." While the words may not be heard, the fact he is saying them means a lot, especially since he's still standing.
Karin is only really out for a few minutes, though regaining consciousness while still on her feet is a somewhat new experience for her. She blinks a little groaning, before shaking her head, "I can stand on my own, Ken Masters..." She mutters, as she tries to pry herself off and instead ends up staggering again. This time though she's caught by her large butler, who tells her, "You shouldn't be moving, Karin-sama..."
JORDAN, ANCIENT CITY OF PETRA. KARIN HAS JUST BEEN SHORYUKENED.
Presumably it's the sort of thing that sends distress signals throughout the world. Doubtless every classy auction house, restaurant, and diamond retailer has been told that Miss Karin Kanzuki is unconscious, but with the advent of that system comes horrifying consequences. Terrible things, really. Things that involve all kinds of flashb-
KARATETOWN, KARATETIME. IN THE DEPTHS OF THE KARATELAIR:
"What's this?? Ken's shoryukened another young woman??! He's... he's stealing my thing!"
JORDAN, ANCIENT CITY OF PETRA. KARIN'S STILL BLEEDING EVERYWHERE.
There is a distant wailing, a peal of thunder across the distant Jordinanian(sp? yes it's wrong) plains. It is an odd thunder, for while it starts far away, and certainly leaves witnesses to wondering what's happening - there's not a cloud in the sky - it sounds -artificial-, like somebody might just be-
Look away. Now look back. Now you're looking at the crimson mask of Mr. Karate, rocketing towards Kenneth Masters and his Crimson Bowl of Crimson Death by Crimson Shoryukens. THIS is the source of the thunder, and it is towards this edifice of ages long past, this veritable cornerstone of the Old World that the Karate Segway takes him. Unfortunately, the Segway strikes an absurdly placed (correctly placed) parking meter, and sends Mr. Karate flying hundreds of feet into the air.
"CHESTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo~~"
He should not have driven the Karate Segway through a parking lot.
"ooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~!" Ken Masters is suddenly under attack by a howling, airborne man wearing a red demon's mask, eyes burning a demonic, dim yellow! He's got his foot extended! He's going so fucking fast! What will Ken Masters DO?
COMBATSYS: Takuma has joined the fight here as a boss!
TAKUMA
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COMBATSYS: Takuma Sakazaki? Fool! The one who stands before you is none other than MR. KARATE.
TAKUMA
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COMBATSYS: Ken fails to interrupt Hien Shippu Kyaku from Takuma with Shoryuken.
- Power fail! -
TAKUMA
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The moment Ken Master's hears the crazy man, he immediatly shoves Karin aside, preparing himself for the unfortold doom that is about to present itself upon his poor body.
Its short, sweet, and simple, but the moment Ken sees that foot coming right towards him, once more he's ducking down to the ground, preparing himself, lighting his right fist aflame with his chi, quickly rising into the air to meet the owner of the foot with his own attack. "SHORYUKE-" Of course, the meteorfalling Mr. Karate plants that magnificent foot of his, straight into Ken's face, sending him flying backwards a couple of feet. Once more, Ken and Mr. Ground meet up.
Karin and Ishizaki are shoved out of harms way by the heroic Mr. Ken Masters, and she eeks a little as Mr. Karate falls out of the sky, out of freaking nowhere, and kicks Ken in the face. All Karin can do right now is Sweatdrop. "I guess it was worth it to fight Ken again..." Before looking to Ishizaki and telling him, "Come, Ishizaki. Let's go Amman and take a tour there."
Ishizaki nods, "Of Course, Karin-sama, as soon as you've been treated." Karin and Ishizaki leave Ken and Mr. Karate to the horde of Media. They'll have a field day, surely.
It's not even a little bit magnificent! Mr. Karate's feet are utilitarian things, meant for kicking, running, jumping, kicking children, running over children, jumping on top of children!! They are the complete opposite, and don't you forget it, Ken. You'll want to take a steel wool brush to that chest. For now, you've got more important things to worry about - namely, that Mr. Karate has landed smoothly. Well, as smoothly as you can, considering you've fallen hundreds of feet. "HOAAAAAAAAH!!!!" The ground might be a little cratered.
But that isn't important! What's more important is that masked man's stare, his unbridled fury!! The very AIR shivers with his presence, especially with the way he's assuming that horse stance, legs spread wide, hands outstretched! It evokes a feeling that many highly developed individuals might be familiar with - the forces of the world collect into Karate's hands, indeed, the very Earth groans as its power is lent to the man in this coliseum. It suffuses the air around him, yet never leaves him; to the trained, his aura becomes something to be feared, as blinding as the sun.
Especially with the way it's all falling into his hands.
"YOU THINK YOU HAVE POWER, MASTERS?!" How does he know Ken's name?? Who is this guy? "TRAINING YOURSELF BY ATTACKING WEAKER FIGHTERS IS NOT THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT OR DEVELOPMENT!"
This guy... is a hypocrite. The energy in his hands convalesces, unstable, now a conduit between himself and the forces of nature.
"WHEN YOU WAKE UP, MASTERS, CONSIDER MY WORDS! SEEK OUT YOUR EQUALS! I HEAR THAT KYOKUGEN KARATE IS PRETTY EFFECTIVE IN EVERY IMAGINABLE SITUATION, AND ITS EASY TO FIND DISCOUNTS ON LESSONS!" Mr. Karate's last words might be the slightest bit drowned out by the three *enormous* fireballs leaving his hands. They are easily twice the size of a full-grown man. You might think they're moons, even -- but they're not.
They are Haohshokokens.
COMBATSYS: Ken auto-guards Takuma's Triple Haohshokoken+!
TAKUMA
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Does this guy /ever/ shut up? Going on and on, blah blah blah blah. It's really starting to bore Ken. Well, it would bore him if it weren't for the fact he just took a very manly foot to the face, and was sent hurtling back to the ground. Now he has to deal with three giant balls of pure pain? No way. Not today.
Ken hurries to his feet, and something within him slowly starts to claw its way out, as he raises his arms up, the fireballs all striking in succession. Once the smoke clears, the crimson dynamo is left standing there, nought a scratch upon his body, staring straight at the hideious mask of Mr. Karate. There isn't a single moment of hesitation coming from Ken, as he decides to fight fireball with fireball.
"HADOUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Takuma endures Ken's Hadouken.
TAKUMA
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Well. That certainly removes the wind from one's sails. It's too bad Mr. Karate isn't a boat! Still... the fact has been made, that Ken has some kind of a backbone despite his sordid recent history. As those fireballs dissipate, a very -surprised- Karate stands before Ken. You can imagine he's even more surprised when Ken is firing back a Hadouken!!
It's inspiring.
So inspiring that it leads Karate to running straight INTO the thing - he is, after all, the spirit and drive behind all martial arts, anywhere. The blonde's blue sphere slaps into his chest and presumably does some damage, but -- he's so into what he's doing that he's not, really, paying attention to that pain. Instead, he's dropping to a knee before Ken.
Sweeping both of the American's fire-spitting hands out of the way.
And *SLAMMING* a fist into Masters' stomach. "Are you so prideful that you do not listen??! CHESTO!"
COMBATSYS: Ken fails to interrupt Mouko Burai Gan from Takuma with Shoryuken.
TAKUMA
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Mr. Karate's Mr. Fist is far more powerful then Ken's, and once more the blonde champion tries to do the impossible, moving to once more deliver a flaming punch of pain unto the Tengu-Masked freak, and once more, he fails. Miserably. Especially as a fist is drove point blank into his stomach. If Mr. Karate wants conversation, then he's doing it all wrong. Making Ken cough up blood and spit is not the way to do things.
Bad Mr. Karate.
Mr. Karate is trying to make a point! He stands, fist quivering from the force put into it - it stops quivering after a while, prompting Karate to stare at Ken with that crazy-eyed glare, that frustratingly static expression. That concerningly phallic nose. This is no mere combatant that fights Masters... no, it is more akin to a force of nature.
And it is TRYING TO TELL HIM SOMETHING.
"You." He's lost the bombast - instead, a more conversational tone arises. "You are the Ansatsuken boy, the one that rivals Ryu?" It's a subtle thing, but there's a tone of reverence in the way Karate speaks of Ryu. As opposed to the way he speaks of Ken. Karate looks to the side, dismissive. "I'll tell you once: You must challenge yourself. Progress is never a painless thing, as much as you might wish it to be. THESE BATTLES..!" The cartoonishly boomy voice has returned. Karate begins to *glow*. What the *hell*.
Tears begin streaming from those dead, yellow eyes. He is passionate. "THESE BATTLES ARE THE THINGS THAT FORGE A MAN'S HEART! IF THE FLAME IS WEAK, THE HEART WILL SHATTER! PUT YOURSELF THROUGH HELL, MASTERS!"
Oh shit, he's really glowing now.
COMBATSYS: Takuma enters a trance-like state.
TAKUMA
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Mr. Karate's words strike a nerve with Ken, causing him to clench his fist slightly. "You're right." He stares at the phallic-faced freak, and knows that the god of all karate is speaking to that little part of him that is still holding back, the part that fears the consequences of being a martial artist.
There is no holding back, it is only do or die, and that is the truth of all things in the world, and it is time for Ken to truly do. No longer fearing the consequences, he rushes forward towards Mr. Karate, chi building once again upon his fist as he ducks down low, bringing the fist rising into the air with all of the force he can muster.
"SHORYUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Takuma endures Ken's Shoryuken.
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Ken turns on the Grit, which is really, all Karate had come here for. Make all the suggestions you want about Ken horning in on the "fighting kids" territory which is something Karate fiercely guards and is absolutely probably the case, but. If Karate's here, he might as well convince Ken to get his game-face on -- and right now, Ken's getting there. It's the reason Karate's eyes light up when he sees the clenched fist, the recognition in Masters' face.
"This spirit...!"
It's arguably the reason Karate has little recourse but to take that Shoryuken, full-on, in the way that grown men are meant to take the others uppercuts, flaming or not. Both men rocket into the sky, one aflame, the other supplying it!! It's force of will - and perhaps a bit of point-proving - that has Karate's brawny hands LANCING out of that fireball, have him laughing despite the pain he must feel.
"Ha ha ha! There it is!! Masters, you have more grit than you believe... seek out the world's champions! Your pathway lies in regaining your fame through conquest of the current paragons! You have more potential than you or even Ryu may realize!!" He doesn't apologize for the way he finishes the fight out - why should he? Ken just lit him on fire.
The first punch is lightning-fast, a left cross to the face that might break Ken's prettyboy features and send him spiraling to the ground.
The second is a spinning elbow to the midsection, impossible in the air, but this is Mr. Karate.
The third is a simple, forceful headbutt to the midsection - a trick a younger Mr. Karate's friend taught him in ages past.
"CHESTOOOO!"
COMBATSYS: Takuma successfully hits Ken with Kishin Geki.
- Power hit! -
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No matter what anyone says about the freaky mask, Mr. Karate knows his stuff, and the pain he just unleashed upon Ken proves that point rather soundly. Of course, the moment he strikes the ground, yet again, he's once more climbing to his feet. "I'm not done.." It's obvious, and in his eyes. Ken isn't going to let this go without giving it his all. No holding back, no little cheap tricks. Nothing but pure brawn and all that fun stuff.
It doesn't take long for Ken to rush towards Mr. Karate once more, dropping down to uppercut the king of all karate in his manly, yet chisled jaw. However, Ken does not stop there. Immediatly bringing his legs up, he's slamming them as hard as he can towards Mr. Karate, trying to unleash as much devistation as he can with what little strength he has left.
Then comes the last bit of everything Ken has to offer -- His right fist bursts to life with chi, the flames more brilliant then they have been in the past few months, dropping down low once again, unleashing his final shoryuken, flying high into the air, dragging trails of flames alongside him. "SHINRYUU KEN!"
COMBATSYS: Ken can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Takuma blocks Ken's Shinryuu Ken+.
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Karate settles to his feet, ethereally slowly considering the way he'd been falling. Flame sizzles off of his form, leaving him curiously unscathed, and once more, those deadened eyes look upon Masters as he crouches before him, battered, bloodied. It's when that flame alights in Ken's hand that Karate's eyes flare up, for the first time. Vivid, rich, burning, sickly yellow illuminates the tengu mask, and though Karate's mask does not move in the slightest, it's easy to get the impression that the... being... is smiling.
He can feel, for the first time, Ken truly pulling at the world's power, sucking the sun's energy into that hand, making it is own. To anybody else, it would be a terrifying thing. Mr. Karate isn't necessarily in it for himself, however.
"...YES! FACED WITH HUMILIATION, YOU FIND YOUR POWER! IS THIS THE WEAKNESS OF KEN MASTERS? IS HIS PRIDE THIS IMPORTANT TO HIM!"
Ken collides with Karate, there is a veritable *EXPLOSION*, and when the smoke and flames clear, Karate stands alone in a crater, arms upraised, eyes glowing madly, illuminating that pit in their yellow light. Once the flames dissipate to leave him be, he extends an arm overtop his head, fingers outstretched.
That Segway falls into it, and Mr. Karate is soon atop it, starting the engine, peeling out like a badass.
"PRIDE SHOULD NOT BE WHAT YOU FIGHT FOR, MASTERS! FIND YOUR RESOLVE, CHALLENGE THE MASTERS! REJOIN THE PATH YOUR RIVAL HAS TAKEN!" With that, and perhaps two attempts at getting out of the giant pit he's fallen into, Mr. Karate zooms out of the Ancient City of Petra. He's got burn wounds to treat.
COMBATSYS: Takuma wanders on to find the next challenge.
Log created on 22:41:01 01/03/2011 by Ken, and last modified on 21:37:35 01/04/2011.