Description: Zach Glen and Vulcano Rosso duke it out in front of Mount Pompeii with both fighters putting on an explosive display of power and tenacity! (Draw Match)
Vulcano Rosso is not one of the best known fighters in the world. But that's going to change someday, if he has anything to say about it. Because he's going to become strong. Strong enough to avenge his girlfriend, and god help anyone who gets in his way. But it's going to take a lot of effort to get to that point. And how better to improve at fighting than to fight? And SNF is a perfect opportunity to face off against all sorts of fighters.
Vulcano hums to himself, idly observing the ruins of Pompeii from the nearby hill chosen for the fight. He certainly strikes an unusual appearance. If he weren't wealthy, he'd probably be called 'weird'. As it is, he's more likely to be called eccentric. His outfit consists of an odd garment, a series of leather sections attached by zippered bands, forming a jacket, full arm gloves, and chaps. The colors of the sections vary between yellow, black and white. Underneath it he wears what appears to be a red, turtleneck bodysuit. His hair is streaked white and black, and styled out into a long, dangling pompadour. Apparently this is considered fashionable. Go figure.
Zach Glen seeks strength of his own. His reasons for seeking them are perhaps only slightly /less/ nebulous than his opponent's: Zach wants to be strong enough not to hurt those around him. When you have a surprisingly explosive power at your fingertips and at time a hair-trigger control over it, property damage and body counts may become an issue after all.
Zach looks up at Pompeii, thinking that even without knowing who Vulcano is, this is a fitting venue for him in many ways. Vulcano might not recognize his opponent, who has been active in both Saturday Night Fights and the Neo League, at first. Gone is the purple hair, and the ponytail for that matter. Short cut, blonde hair sporting deep purple tips tops a hatless head. The rest, though, fits the usual image of Zach Glen. Tee shirt over a pullover longsleeve, loose-fitting cargo pants.
Glen stretches out a bit, waiting for the start of the fight.
The wait is not very long. The start of the fight is signalled with a loud blast of the air horn. Not a ton of time for exchanging pleasantries; apparently the fight organizers want to skip straight to the explosions. That works fine for Zach in some ways.
Zach realizes that the only thing he knows about Vulcano is that he could use an image consultant in the worst possible way. Time, then, to probe the defenses as it were. Zach whips an open hand towards the Italian, bright yellow energy flaring to life in the form of an ovoid that screams towards its target. Zach winces as the shot flies, smoke rising from the palm as he tries to shake the stinging sensation out.
COMBATSYS: Zach has started a fight here.
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Zach 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Vulcano has joined the fight here.
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Vulcano 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Vulcano with Warning Shot.
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Vulcano 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Zach
Vulcano points at Zach with a grin. "Let's have a good fight, eh?" It seems he's in one of his better moods today. Sometimes the man can be downright melancholy. Of course, Zach may be able to give him a reason to be a bit unhappy. The psi blast strikes him square in the middle of the torso, knocking him backwards of his feet with an, "Oof!"
The Italian falls flat on his back, though it's just a moment before he starts climbing back to his feet. His smile is faltering a bit, though. "Haha, that's... that's pretty good! But how do you like this?" He slashes an arm vertically in Zach's direction, sending a wave of orange chi racing toward him. The air shimmers as it passes through, thanks to the intense heat being generated.
COMBATSYS: Zach blocks Zach's Warning Shot.
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Vulcano 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Vulcano successfully hits Zach with Volcanus.
? Strange Hit! ?
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Vulcano 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Zach
Zach is giving the smoking hand a raised eyebrow. It happened again. At least /this/ time the backlash didn't make it feel like his hand was breaking. Something to look into later... if he know who to even /ask/ about it.
He is so distracted by this that the blast of heat slams into his chest with blistering force. His clothes singe a bit as he staggers back a half step. He looks at Vulcano with a bit of a grin. "Not bad," he replies. Zach figures the next move might be to try the man's close fighting abilities. Zach lunges forward, propelled by another burst of yellow sparks as he eats up the distance between the two men.
The right elbow strike comes in quickly for Vulcano's midsection, and is almost as quickly followed up by a burst of Soul Power from the left palm as it is thrust forward!
COMBATSYS: Vulcano counters Aggressive Strike from Zach with Cannosa's Humiliation.
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Vulcano 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Zach
Having been hit by that yellow energy of Zach's once, Vulcano is not eager to repeat the experience. He eyes his opponent warily, taking a half step back as Zach starts to move. But then it becomes clear that Zach is moving in to bring the fight to close range. Well, that's something Vulcano can deal with. His style may not have a lot of formalized training, but he has learned how to punch and kick.
And a few other things. As Zach's elbow comes in, Vulcano reaches out with his left hand. He pushes down and to the side on Zach's elbow, throwing him off balance. At the same time Vulcano is bringing his own right arm up, and swiftly follows by bringing his fist crashing down into the top of Zach's head.
Zach faceplants hard as the fist smashes into the back of his skull. He lets out a woof of surprise and pain before rolling to the side to get clear of his opponent. Once he is clear, he clambers back to his feet. He eyes Vulcano with a bit of a grin; Zach was surprised by that move, but otherwise seems to be enjoying the fight so far. It's a novel experience of late.
Zach takes this chance to regain his bearing a bit, circling Vulcano as he does so.
COMBATSYS: Zach gains composure.
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Vulcano 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Zach
Vulcano's good mood seems to be recovering, although he's still a bit wary. He really felt that first hit, and he doesn't know what else his opponent has up his sleeve. Still, Vulcano has a few tricks of his own. For the moment, though, he turns to watch Zach as the other man circles him. After a few moments of this, he decides to up the ante.
Vulcano opens both hands, arms held down and slightly out to either side. Wind swirls about him, with waves of orange chi radiating up and around him. "Whatever happens, I think I can note this down as some pretty good training. I always prefer being able to walk away from a fight under my own power, though." He grins, and the aura around him intensifies a bit more.
COMBATSYS: Vulcano gathers his will.
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Vulcano 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\1 Zach
Zach grins as he slides into something approaching a fighting pose as he turns slightly away from Vulcano by sliding his left foot back. As he shifts his weight to even it out, he brings his left fist closer to his head and brings his right forearm parallel to the ground. "Being able to walk away is generally better than being carried off, yeah," Zach agrees.
Amber light flares around Zach, showing that he too can do light shows.
COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.
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Vulcano 1/------=/=======|=======\====---\1 Zach
Vulcano chuckles. "Glad we're on the same wavelength. So hopefully no hard feelings, then!" The energy around Vulcano flares up even further, then suddenly vanishes with a flash of light. In the same moment, he takes several quick strides toward Zach, starting to bring both of his arms up. And as he gets a bit closer he suddenly drops to one knee, slamming both hands into the ground.
And then Vulcano shows that there's at least one way in which he's not your average fighter, aside from his clothes. Certain elemental manifestations of chi are fairly common, like fire. Others are less common. Like the sudden geyser of lava that Vulcano causes to erupt from the ground. There's a flare of raw, orange chi around the ground, and then a pillar of glowing lava which shoots up diagonally away from Vulcano and toward Zach. Thankfully it fades away quickly, but it's still not a pleasant thing to be hit by.
COMBATSYS: Zach overcomes La Torre di Pisa from Vulcano with Burst Stream.
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Vulcano 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Zach
Zach's eyes go wide as the blast of freaking lava launches towards him. He has little time to react, flinging himself back several paces even as he lets out a surprised yell and throws both hands forward.
The following blast of Soul Power serves to throw Zach back several more feet while in mid-flight, which is part of the reason he tried this gambit. The second reason behind the particular gamble becomes quickly apparent as the five-foot wide beam of energy slams into the lava geyser. Zach lands and digs his heels in to brace against as much his own attack as Vulcano's as the stream of energy rages against the lava for a moment before scattering the Italian's attack.
Zach seems to be in the clear... for the moment. Rosso, perhaps not so much. "I see," Zach says panting for breath, "Why they call you Vulcano, now."
COMBATSYS: Vulcano blocks Zach's Burst Stream.
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Vulcano 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Zach
Vulcano can honestly say that he wasn't expecting that. Most people, when facing an oncoming stream of lava, either run away or get hit. They don't blast it apart. Luckily for Vulcano, at least he's already crouched down, making it easier to huddle up and endure the psycho power that makes it through his lava. And it seems most of its power was taken up by dispersing his attack.
Then he stands up, grinning. "Well, that was a new experience. I'll have to keep that in mind, for the future." But if blasting isn't going to work, there's always the old fashioned approach. He rushes at Zach, reaching out with his left hand to grab Zach by the shoulder, while bringing his right fist swinging up to drive it into Zach's stomach. He then intends to use the leverage to flip Zach up and crash him down into the ground.
COMBATSYS: Zach fails to interrupt Digestivo from Vulcano with Zero Stance.
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Vulcano 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Zach
Zach plants his feet, giving Vulcano a nod of the head in response to the comment. "It's an American thing, I guess," Zach says in response to responding to something with overwhelming force. Rosso starts his charge. Recalling the last punch the guy gave him, Zach decides he wants none of that.
Zach plants his feet in that Hiten Ryu/Jeet Kun Do stance once more, throwing a right straight towards the Italian. The punch falls short, as does the responding burst of soul power, allowing Vulcano to get in close to pummel Zach's midsection before the psion is hurled across the arena. Zach slides to a stop before dragging himself off of the ground. "Quick, too," he mutters. "You'll go far," he says aloud.
Vulcano smiles broadly. "Well, thank you. I'll try not to disappoint." With space having opened up between himself and Zach again, he could take another try at flinging energy about, but he's still got a few other tactics to try out. He begins moving toward Zach, taking a running start. He gets up to a full-on sprint and then, once he's close enough, leaps forward.
Once in the air, Vulcano extends one leg to lead toward Zach with a flying kick. Not just any kick, though, as his foot is surrounded by his orange chi, and the air once again begins shimmering with the intense heat of his power.
COMBATSYS: Zach blocks Vulcano's Dragon Kick.
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Vulcano 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Zach
Zach twists, bringing an arm up to turn aside the burning kick. He lets out a hiss of pain. Freaking heat-based chi, he thinks as he twists a bit more and drives a quick rabbit punch, boosted by more of that soul power, at Vulcano's kidney as the Italian flies past.
Zach lets out a louder hiss at this as the power recoils against him painfully.
COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Vulcano with Jab Punch.
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Vulcano 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Zach
Vulcano grunts in pain as Zach's fist slams into his kidney, knocking him out of his leap. He manages to hit the ground on his feet, but stumbles for a moment before he's able to completely catch himself. It only takes a moment, though, and in the blink of an eye he's able to push off the ground with one foot, spinning himself around and forcing himself back in Zach's direction.
Having lost sight of Zach for a moment Vulcano doesn't want to overcommit, though it turns out that he needn't have worried; the target is where he's expecting it. With his spin still adding momentum, Vulcano brings one arm around, aiming to slam a right hook into Zach's jaw.
COMBATSYS: Zach endures Zach's Jab Punch.
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Vulcano 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Zach
COMBATSYS: Vulcano successfully hits Zach with Vesuvius' Anger.
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Vulcano 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Zach
Zach, on the other hand, may have overcommitted just a tad. The right hook slams into the psion's jaw like a bolt of lightning, the cracking impact audible across the arena. This draws a cheer from the crowd, both in appreciation of the good fight and the fact that this is Vulcano's home turf. Zach wobbles, using the pain of both the backlash and the right hook to sharpen his focus as he calls up soul power for what is likely his last chance to turn this fight around.
Amber energy ripples into around Zach's right hand as he re-takes that Fei-Long-esque stance. He bobs on the balls of his feet once, checking his weight for a moment before launching off of his back leg like a round fired from a cannon. He sails towards Vulcano, extending the fist without rotating it, aiming the hand that guides the concentrated mass of psychic energy directly at the Italian's jaw even before he lands from the punch. Refusing to let anything, even the earth itself redirect any of the force from the punch, Zach torques his hips and shoulder a moment before the punch ought to connect to get just a bit more drive from the strike.
He lands a half-second later, gasping for air. He is clearly running low on steam at this point. If this punch does not work, this match is likely over.
COMBATSYS: Zach knocks away Vulcano with Burst Strike.
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Vulcano 1/---====/=======|=------\-------\0 Zach
And this is exactly the kind of thing Vulcano had been trying to avoid. The impact sends him flying away from away, sailing low over the ground for some distance before finally landing with an explosion of dirt, digging a short furrow before he finally comes to a rest. He lies still for a long moment before one arm finally moves, and then he slowly pushes himself back to his feet, wobbling a bit. "...Impressive..."
Vulcano shakes his head a few times to clear it. It doesn't do much for the pain, but at least he manages to clear up his vision. "Looks like I'm going to have to give you everything I've got!" And then he runs full tilt back toward Zach, reaching out in an attempt to grab him by the shoulder again and drive in another gut punch. But he doesn't plan to stop there...
COMBATSYS: Zach interrupts Quattro Panorama from Vulcano with Impulse Flare.
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Vulcano 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Zach can no longer fight.
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Vulcano 0/-------/----===|
After lifting Zach off the ground with a punch to the stomach, Vulcano slams him back down. He then proceeds to lash out with his foot, stomping Zach into the ground for a few moments before taking a very brief pause. Not much time to recover, though, as he quickly follows up by lashing out with a kick to launch Zach into the air, then slams both hands into the ground to make another attempt at sending a pillar of lava Zach's way, this time while he's suspended in mid-air.
Zach rocks under the impact of the punch, lifting off of his feet several inches and allowing Vulcano to slam him to the ground. A pair of kicks elicit sickening crunching sounds as Zach chokes out grunts of pain. He'll be feeling those in the morning. He is launched into the air, the hangtime giving him the moment's clearance he needed to get himself coherent once more.
Just in time too. Vulcano is sending another lava pillar his way.
Zach reaches for the last scraps of his soul power, not finding enough to simply scatter the attack again. Instead, he forms it into a sphere just large enough to hide behind as he dives towards Rosso with thunderous impact. When the dust clears, Zach lays face first on the ground, very still. He does not rise even after a prefunctory ten count.
Vulcano is already pushing himself to his limit just keeping up this attack against Zach. He doesn't have enough in him to defend himself at the same time. He's starting to get up as Zach comes rocketing back down, heedless of the rising lava. The impact sends Vulcano flying back, and this time when he crashes down onto his back he doesn't get back up again.
COMBATSYS: Vulcano takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Vulcano can no longer fight.
Log created on 13:41:07 06/11/2011 by Zach, and last modified on 15:52:14 06/11/2011.