Description: As part of the restoration of Sunshine City the opening of Elias' new homeless shelter is met with a match to draw supporters to watch the popular Blanka take on the owner of the shelter himself. A close battle that ends with the priest managing to stay standing....barely. (Winner: Elias)
It has been a busy several weeks for Father Elias Patrick. Between the strange invitation to meet Ash to having to get things situated here in Sunshine City so he could open the shelter have made many that work around the man wonder if he has even had time to sleep. He just seems to have been up at all hours of the day making sure everything is safe and secure especially given there will be a fight hosted outside of the shelter as a strange 'celebration' to it opening.
Of course Elias had agreed to it. The YFCC is an interesting group he looks forward to working with over time and this fight does generate some cash that will go directly into the shelter's funds to start giving people proper care. The priest even volunteered to take part in said fight. He probably didn't realize that he was going to be fighting someone like Blanka, though. If anything from what he has heard about the large green man is that he should make for an interesting challenge to say the least.
There is a bit of area roped off for the most part to allow the fighters to have space and those coming to watch are being asked to stay over to the side. Elias has even had a stand set up to the side with a few melons on top with a note saying that they are for Blanka. He is a guest afterall. It would be rude not to give them some sort of offering. For now he seems content on waiting as he gazes off over the crowd while standing straight with hands clasped behind his back.
What better fundraiser than a fight?! That's just the way things work in the world, everyone knows that! Blanka, especially. When told about the opportunity to raise awareness of a shelter that takes care of people without a home, Blanka certainly understood the importance. He'd been there before, himself - at least before he'd found Dan Hibiki to be best buds with. Those thoughts bouncing around in his head, he'd accepted the offer to travel and put on an exhibition match for the YFCC.
As he got further and further into Outer Sunshine, his face had grown more thoughtful - the broken windows, barred doors all speak to a depression of the soul, a deadness that is probably another part of the sickness that Father Elias treats. When he first sees the building - Blanka instructs the driver to drop him off, and sends him back to the city. He walks the rest of the way, giant green man casual in his motions through the area. There's a hint of trepadation in his step, but he tries to make himself at-ease as he makes his way to the crowd that's gathered. When he sees the small stand with melons - a smile breaks out over his bestial features, a amused look, pleased to the core. He makes his way towards Father Elias, and then thanks him in a gravelly voice. "Blanka pleased to meet aroo. Nice to see people helping people."
Of course the appearance of the kind beast does make a few people still sort of look a tad worried at first, but they seem to be at ease after hearing him speak. Of course that doesn't keep them from keeping thier distance from him. Might be a good idea just in case the fight gets a bit rough anyways. Sure it is an exhibition match, but you never know what might happen in the heat of battle.
Elias himself steps forward and he gives a small nod before unclasping his hands and bringing one arm forward as he gives a bow. "Welcome to my humble establishment. I am glad you could make it." It is kind of easy why some people at first find Elias so unnerving too. No matter how polite he is and how generous there is always that same look on his face. Even worse his eyes are hidden by the dark shades he wears and given his size he can come off as quite intimidating even if he is not intentionally trying to be that way.
He motions to the stand while glancing in that direction. "We prepared you a snack for when we are done. Feel free to eat here or take it with you when you leave." He hopes it is enough. He was told Blanka does have a voracious appetite especially when it comes to melons. The crowd also seems to be growing thicker as word was being spread that Blanka had arrived which means the fight should start soon. In fact Elias even poses the question in a few moments. "Shall we begin?"
"Blanka having something brought, too. Will talk about afterwards." The green giant feels himself unconciously bringing himself into a hunkered position, his 'fighting stance' he tells himself. Or is it just the impassive stare from the other fighter that's a bit more intimidating than Blanka wants to let on?! He breaks eye contact with those impassive shades, and then smoothly leaps into the roped off area. He tries to suck in breath for a impressive awh-roo, but manages just a little squeak.
"Blanka... ready, Blanka think." Out of sorts, in a dirty, scary area of a town, faced against a friendly but.. disconcertingly stone-faced opponent, Blanka really /isn't/ ready, but he's going ahead anyways - since none of those things are going to change soon. He drops down to the balls of his feet and his knuckles, hunkered over like a primate about to go for a charge. His voice rises in challenge, fierceneses in his gold eyes. "Come at me, broaroo-ooo"!
COMBATSYS: Blanka has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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Blanka 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Elias has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Blanka 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Elias
Another small nod and the priest shifts his stance to get prepared for the fight that is to be had. he raises his hands a bit and moves to put one foot before the other. "Then we shall begin." Already the people are gathered about cheering. It seems more for the fight itself than any single competitor. There is no bell or real official in this case to say when to start. Elias himself was even about to tell Blanka to come at him, but it seems like the other fighter offers first strike to the older man. "Very well."
For a big guy he actually moves pretty quick too. His vestments flap about as he suddenly pushes off his feet and dashes forward. His hands balled up like fists and he closes the distance between both he and Blanka. He looks ready to strike with a simple punch to the upperbody, but at the last moment he goes down onto a knee and actually slides forward a few inches. As that happens he thrusts both fists forward aiming for the stomach of the green fighter with the intention of both meaty hands hammering Blanka with quite a bit of force. Looks like the old man is keeping in shape for sure.
COMBATSYS: Elias successfully hits Blanka with Double Low.
Glancing Blow
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Blanka 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Elias
Holy crap he is fast! Blanka's eyes widen when the man declares a start to the fight and is suddenly coming right at him! Hackles raise, and the green giant digs his feet and fingers into the ground in preperation to move. As Elias slides in, Blanka's legs uncoil, and the beast goes upwards, into the air.
Not far enough, obviously, Elias' double-axefist catching the beast in the stomach - his momentum his only saving grace. Blanka's hands go and try to grab for Elias' shoulders as he goes up and flips over the fighter. If he can hold on until he lands, he'll end up back-to-back with Elias, and be in perfect 'fighter-chucking' posture - aiming at the corner of one of the roped off area with a double-overhand throw!
COMBATSYS: Elias blocks Blanka's Medium Throw.
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Blanka 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Elias
He feels impact, but not as hard as intended. Looks like Blanka possesses a good amount of agility from the looks of things given he managed to avoid taking the full impact of that strike. Elias starts to rise to his feet and finds himself quickly having to figure out how to deal with the incoming Blanka. On top of being fairly fast the priest also seems to be stubborn when it comes to that whole throwing thing. Blanka might get a firm grip on Elias, but good luck trying to get him off the ground to chuck him.
Instead there is a bit of struggling that allows Elias to eventually get free and he nods a bit to his opponent. He might have to be quite careful around Blanka since he also seems to have about the same amount of strength as the priest from the looks of it. With the two fighters being close in Elias decides to quickly attack before Blanka has time to step away. he just brings another first forward in a powerful straight punch aimed at the chest.
COMBATSYS: Blanka interrupts Strong Punch from Elias with Electric Thunder.
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Blanka 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Elias
Certainly, flipping people over their shoulders is a common pasttime in Brazil, what with the ... ok, so it's not. Blanka struggles trying to get Elias into the proper judo flip position, and as the other man breaks Blanka's grip, the Beast from Brazil whirls around into a standing position, facing the other fighter.
And the other fighter's fist, apparently. How did that man get so fast?!
Without any time to actually react by moving, Blanka's defenses are wide open. Instead of trying to intercept with fist speed, Blanka lets the punch through. At the moment of impact, he tosses his head back and howls, eyes going from gold to white, brilliant cracks and sparks of electricity illuminiating his frame. The impact pushes him a few feet back, into one of the ropes - but the punch probably lit Elias up like licking the third rail on a New York subway line. "St-strong!" Blanka says, impressed - he still felt the punch, even with all that. Definitely a melon-worthy fight!
That fist hits home, but Elias is soon met with a surprise. That electrical energy is released and there is a loud grunt and a furrowed brow as Elias feels all that energy course through him and make his muscles twitch all over. He is pushed back several steps and manages to keep on his feet though there is smoke coming off of him. Despite all the pain of having all that electricity running through him Elias' keeps that passive and kind of creepy expression the whole time. "You are very strong as well." he replies.
It also looks like the crowd is enjoying it. Both fighters seem to be taking heavy hits and still don't look too worse for wear. It might come down to who just has more endurance in the long run. The priest stalks forward again to close the distance between he and Blanka once more. This time as he comes forward he goes to deliver and uppercut, but he swings way earlier than he needs to. He is nowhere even close to striking Blanka when he makes that motion. Of course that is more a distracted to the light that appears below Blanka before flames come out of the ground with enough force to knock the green man into the air if he doesn't get out of the way.
COMBATSYS: Blanka blocks Elias' Magnus.
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Blanka 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Elias
'Yay! This will be easy, he's obviously dizzy from the electricity, and he will miss when he goes for an uppercu-whatheyfirenooooo!!' Such is the mental processes of the Green Giant as he sees Elias come in to continue the fight. There's the whiffed punch that doesn't make sense which turns into the combo hotfoot from heck! Blanka can't do more than try to get out of the way and to brace the impact with his hands while twisting his body. His hair gets singed a fair amount, and he staggers free with only being a foot or two off the ground. As he lands, it's awkward, and he falls to the ground.
When he hits the street, he tucks and rolls - quickly becoming a mass of green and red that smells like singed hair. He bumbles and tumbles a few times around the ring, picking up momentum - and then tries to roll right over Elias and catch him off guard with a Blankaball! "AHW-ROOOOO!"
COMBATSYS: Elias endures Blanka's Rolling Attack.
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Blanka 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Elias
It looks like Blanka is a quick thinker and his ploy to trick the green fighter wasn't near as effective as he hoped it would be. At least ti does put a bit seperation between himself and Blanka to allow Elias a moment to ponder his next move. That is until Blanka becomes a rolling ball of fury that is coming straight towards the priest. It is at a speed that Elias finds it hard to have time to get out of the way as well and he isn't left with too many options. That might be why he just stands his ground and holds his arms out wide in an attempt to catch Blanka.
He gets slammed into and it illicits another grunt as Elias is pushed back several feet from the impact as his hands attempt to get a firm grip on Blanka. It seems like he is already trying to put his next plan into action because his hands start to glow as if they were on fire. It doesn't burn, but if he gets any amount of time to keep a grip on Blanka the green warrior is going to start to feel very very sleepy as if all his energy is slowly being drained away. "Perhaps you should have a nap before your snack, my son."
COMBATSYS: Blanka fails to interrupt Maximum Delirium EX from Elias with Direct Lightning.
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Blanka 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Elias
Oh, this doesn't feel good at all! Blanka isn't up for warmed shiatsu massage - he is a beast of the streets, and does not need a rubdown /during/ a fight!! He might get one after, but having someone laying hands on him during is a bad, bad thing he suspects! When Elias grabs him, the beast doesn't understand what exactly is going on - he's used to people throwing him from this position, but all he's had is slightly hot hands on him. At the last second he feels that leg-buckling weakness, and his eyes open wide!
Trying to tap into his innate jungle awesomeness, Blanka tries to summon up the electricity again - but he's waited too long, and the lethargy creeping through him sucks out power, leaving him to flash weakly, barely a tingle to the other man. He pushes back, and breaks contact - but it shows just how badly he's affected. He stumbles into the ropes and hangs there for a moment, resting all his weight and tilting the cornerposts crazily. Eyes fight to stay open, and then he stumbles two steps forwards, head hanging low. He takes a breath, sucking in a giant lungful of air. "Blanka... not sleepy. Blanka... not sleepy!!!" He looks up at Elias again, and howls defiantly!
But seriously.. Blanka pretty sleepy.
The grip only needs to be held for a few moments. Even when Blanka does break away there is still that lingering lethargy creeping through his body. It is something that takes awhile to shake off and the priest has always found that method to be a good way to subdue any opponent that he has had to deal with. For now Blanka still stands, but Elias isn't sure just how long that will last. He actually steps back and lets Blanka waste more of his dwindling energy by shouting and trying to be defiant.
His gaze remains on his opponent and his guard is raised just in case Blanka does have the energy to manage an attack. "Come now. We have some warm blankets you could rest with if you wish." he offers and refrains from making any sort of attack. If he can put the beast to sleep that would make things easiest even if a bit boring. This also allows him to take a moment to rest and recouperate a bit. He is still feeling his muscles twitch from time to time from that shock therapy he recieved earlier.
COMBATSYS: Elias focuses on his next action.
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Blanka 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Elias
Comfy blankets. Comfy blankets for comfy Blanka... The siren call of comfy almost appeals to the other warrior, eyes starting to flicker between open and closed more often now. Blanka's only luck is that Elias is not moving as quickly, as often now. Each time he pulls his eyes wide open again, Elias still stands there. He tries to shake off the lethargy, to push himself upright.
"Fight still goin'... take nap after you give up..!" he says, fighting through a sluggish, slow speech with effort. He doesn't have a lot of eneregy left at the moment, so his movements are slow - but he hasn't lost any of his muscle from it. He barrels forwards like a drunk, windmilling arms in an effort to batter Elias' defenses down and toss him against the ropes. Sadly, Elias is probably quite up on 'defending self from beliggerent drunks' but it's all Blanka has in his repitoire right now!!
COMBATSYS: Blanka successfully hits Elias with Fierce Combo.
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Blanka 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Elias
One would think the priest would have everything in hand. He can just let Blanka wear himself out by flailing around like he is. With him staggering about like that and flailing he should easily be avoided. That is until of course apparently Blanka's stagger has him change to a direction to where he slams right into Elias when the priest was going to make a simple sidestep to get out of the way. It is one of those moments where the crowd is actually thrown off guard as well. They did not expect the seemingly tired Blanka being the one standing with Elias flat on his back due to the exchange.
The priest slowly gets to his feet and he starts stepping backwards and keeping distance from Blanka again. He was a bit careless there and it seems Blanka is putting up more resistance than he anticipated. He just needs to keep himself away and allow himself a moment's rest and his body to mend itself. Thankfully it is quite good at the latter.
COMBATSYS: Elias gains composure.
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Blanka 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Elias
"Can't.. keep running forever. Small ring." Blanka's eyes narrow as Elias continues to try and keep distance - he knows the other man has something to do with the sudden sweeping lethargy that's making Blanka's limbs heavy and his eyelids all droopy. That's enough to keep Blanka on the offensive - time in this match goes towards Elias, not to him. He pulls himself upright...
Then falls.
Blanka goes down like a heap, snoring loudly, and making little 'weeebweebweebweeb' noises when he exhales. His body looks limp, arms splayed out and his feet half-tucked under him, kinda pushing him forwards towards Elias in the same manner that a chicken's hind-end will keep moving after the head is chopped off. Deep down, Blanka's trying to get enough energy up to attack again - and he tips off that he's not /actually/ sleep-sliding as his eyes open just a little, trying to peek at where Elias is and adjust direction. Sadly, Blanka does not have spiffy glasses that hide his eyes! Darn his lack of Oakleys!
COMBATSYS: Blanka focuses on his next action.
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Blanka 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Elias
Blanka makes a good point. The ring doesn't allow for alot of movement. That might just be why he was so easily caught up in the flail fest earlier. "I do not run. I wait." he replies as if that is a good explanation. He doesn't exactly have an easy task here. Blanka looks to be able to easily produce electricity so going in close and grappling alot isn't a great idea. Even a simple punch caused quite a bit of pain from earlier. That is why Elias stops moving and stands his ground, seeming to have decided on his next course of action.
A hand is raised and he keeps the fist closed. A small flame ignites in front of it before growing larger and spread out. It is forming a large ring around the wrist area of the priest and with a mighty straight being thrown he sends that large firey ring straight for the green fighter. He seems to also have calculated to when it would dissipate because even if Blanka gets out of the way the fire fades before it ever risks hitting the people gathered.
COMBATSYS: Blanka interrupts Holy Flare from Elias with Wild Fang.
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Blanka 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Elias
Blanka's clever plan has been sussed out! The Brazillian Beast is all alert, his secret strategy laid bare like a split-open melon, the tasty green meat of his epic idea found out as Elias stops circling and steps forwards. Laid out as he is, Blanka is in perfect land-shark mode, and when the preacher's wrist flashes down, Blanka is /right/ there. He leaps forward, seemingly unhinging his jaw to give Elias a nice view of nothing but teeth and mouth and oh god this is a giant maw coming RIGHT AT HIM.
The swinging arm coming down gets in the way of the sleepy green man's attack - instead of wrapping Elias up and gnawing on his noggin, Blanka ends up inhaling the fist right before the blast of fire escapes. Smoke streams out of Blanka's ears, his hair stands straight on end - but he clamps down for a good long minute and gnaws his way up Elias' attacking arm, ending at mid-bicep, then shaking his head like a dog with a especially tasty chew toy. Blanka doesn't really /like/ gnawing on people, but when he's so tired, he forgets to not use the sharp teeth. AWM NOM NOM NOM.
Well he might be a very unorthodox fighter, but Blanka certainly is effective in his strange style of fighting. Of all things Elias was not expecting to be shoving his arm down the gullet of the other fighter and getting it nicely chewed up and rended by rather sharp teeth that leaves Elias with a rather bloody arm and mothers covering the eyes of the children that had been gathered to watch this spectacle. It is probably a good thing Elias usually has that scowl on his features. If he didn't use it normally he would be giving one giant scowl towards Blanka right about now once he gets his hand removed from the beast.
Of course that hand still seems to be surrounded by fire once he manages to free it and the blood sizzles from the heat as this time the amount of energy being gathered is almost ten fold of what he just used a few moments ago. People have to back away from the fighting area and the ropes are actually looking a bit singed as that large blast is looking to be released right in Blanka's face. FWOOOOSH!
COMBATSYS: Blanka endures Elias' Maximum Holy Flare.
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Blanka 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=------\-------\0 Elias
*PTOO!*
Blanka helps Elias get his arm free with a spit-take and then takes a staggering step back. He's dizzied, and weakend from his eating of fire and of the preacher's unique sleepytime abilities. The look of 'ick' on his face shows that he didn't like chewing on the other man, too - he's not a monster!! Ok, so he's a monster, but at least one that does not have a taste for human flesh. He's only a foot away from Elias as that hand comes up, and an even bigger firey blast gets ready to rock his world. Blanka turns and bolts, leaping into the air like every action movie hero ever trying to escape the blast. Caught full in the back, he's thrown /out/ of the ring, flailing and swinging his large arms wide. He lands in a heap in the pile of melons proffered, managing to only break one, or two. And there, well - there's silence for a minute.
Two.
Three.
*FOOM!*And then, surprising motion, kinetic frentic energy as Blanka bursts out of the mass of melons, propelling them and him up into the air. at the apex of his jump, he begins to grab and hurl melons one-handed at the area Elias is, to make footing treacherous and to keep him pinned in. He aims his mighty feets at Elias's noggin, and comes down hard, trying to catch the other man in the forhead. Whatever happens, Blanka is certainly not up for more fighting - he's almost asleep now completely, singed and tired and sore and ow.
COMBATSYS: Blanka can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Elias blocks Blanka's Tropical Hazard.
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A few people scatter even though the stand was pretty much set away from mostly everything. Better to be safe than sorry when a large green fighter is sailing through the air in your general direction. Elias shakes his arm a few times and flexes his fingers to make sure there wasn't too great of damage done to it. Just a few bite marks that will go away soon enough the way the priest's body seems to regenerate. Even so with his amazing stamina he is looking rather tired and hoping Blanka was done for good.
That is when Blanka blasts out of the pile of melons and starts tossing them towards Elias. The priest furrows his brow again and he goes to a knee while raising his arms up high to mostly keep from one of those melons slamming right into his face. That is when he is slammed into by Blanka and for a moment Elias is going 'heaviest melon I have ever been hit with' before the thud of Blanka hitting the ground is heard. He puts his arms down and he glances down at where the green fighter is. "A good fight."
He straightens up and holds up a hand to stop someone that was running over with bandages for Elias' arm. "Help out friend, here. I must go get melons to replace the ones that were destroyed." he tells her. If anything Blanka is going to get a nice nap inside the shelter if he chooses and a nice amount of melons to wake up to.
COMBATSYS: Elias has ended the fight here.
Log created on 13:47:09 01/08/2011 by Elias, and last modified on 18:35:12 01/14/2011.