Description: Ken, Xian, Kain, and a factory floor dedicated to beer. What could go wrong?!? (Winner: Kain)
When most people think about alcohol and Russia, they think vodka. But that doesn't mean there's no beer production in the country. Some days maybe you want to take it easy, only get slightly drunk. Maybe only wrestle one or two bears. And so there are breweries about. Scheduling a high level fight in one of them doesn't seem like a good idea, but then maybe someone has an insurance policy out on the place. That happens quite a bit when fighters are involved.
Kain R. Heinlein hasn't spent a great deal of time in Russia, although he has had dealings with a number of legitimate businessmen from the country. He's not generally too picky about where he might end up for SNF fights, though. And he's been looking for a fight; it's been a while since he's had a chance to test out his power. He trains, certainly, but it's just not the same without fighting varying opponents who pose a significant threat. And so Kain finds himself at this brewery in Ussuriysk, looking over the facility. It seems a bit crowded for a fight, what with all the apparatus of beer making, along with finished product, but hey, environmental difficulties just make it more interesting.
Speaking quite technically, Xian is too young to be in here. Well, if she were in America, or Japan. Presumably Russia has -some- sort of law on minors and alcohol... but she isn't here to drink, so... that's okay, right? When she arrives, she's swathed in a heavy, leather-and-fur coat, high, comfortable boots... but when she gets into the brewery itself, it's warm enough that she can take off the overcoat and be revealed to be wearing a heavy, hooded sweatshirt over her torso, zipped up, the Taiyo High crest on the left breast; her black, padded fingerless gloves are in place, and under her flared, pleated blu skirt she wears warm black leggings, as well as her usual shoes. Can't warp the style too much.
The girl sniffs the air. Smells... bready. Sort of. And sour. It makes her wrinkle her nose, but the smell is a secondary concern, especially as she's led to the fight area and spots Mr. Kain R. Heinlein. Despite her enthusiasm for meeting those of power and skill, she's subdued, giving Kain a respectful bow--maybe it's that incredible aura of power, maybe she's got butterflies... maybe she just recognizes a man who deserves that respect. Once she's done that, she starts stretching, on her side of the area, working out a few kinks in the muscles.
Accquiring things from a supposedly dead man is generally more difficult then people think, yet one man did just that, and after accquiring the Saturday Night Fight brand from Geese Howard's massive conglomerate, Ken Masters has noticed a substantial increase in excuses to rush off from home and get the ever loving crap kicked out of him by people all around the world.
Of course, Ken hasn't been to Russia in a good amount of time, so there was the perfect chance for him to get some work taken care of before making it to the brewery to get knee deep in beer and carnage. The cameras are already rolling, and the man who has seemed to be holding up this shindig finally shows up, an apologetic smile resting upon his face. "Sorry, there was a bit of a mixup at the consulate."
Already his hands are adjusting the gloves that rest upon his hands, ensuring that they are on properly. He glances over at Xian, smiling at her. "Let's do our best. I've heard that Mister Heinlein isn't a push over."
While by most people's standards Kain would probably be considered a pretty horrible human being, that doesn't mean he needs to be rude. He returns Xian's bow with a nod, giving one to Ken as well once he arrives. As the crew starts getting ready (mostly by getting safely out of the building once they're sure all the cameras are set), Kain tugs briefly at his left gloves, flexing his fingers to make sure it's fitting properly. There's a brief burst of black flame, and then he clenches his hand into a fist. "Well now. Let's begin, shall we?"
With the cameras rolling, Kain takes a quick running start forward, eyes on Ken. He leaps into the air after crossing a short distance, kicking out to lead with one leg toward Ken's torso. Flame springs up to surround his foot, trailing back behind him as he sails through the air.
COMBATSYS: Kain has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Ken has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Ken 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Xian has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Ken 0/-------/------=|
It almost escaped her memory that she was going to be fighting alongside another legend. She truly is dwarfed by the power, skill, and experience. But it's a chance to learn--if not actual techniques, then by experience, by example.. and to learn from some of the best. She turns to Ken and smiles, bowing to him as well. "It's an honor to fight Mr. Heinlein," she says--unaware of his true nature, most likely, and most konwledgeable about his prowess as a public fighter, "--and an honor to fight alongside you, Mr. Masters."
Sure she isn't a proponent of Ansatsuken, but how can she deny the utter awesomeness of -this- fight? She'd be happy just to -watch-... and here she gets to participate! Xian moves aside, giving Ken and herself some room--as Kain flashes that black flame, and then--starts off, lunging for Ken. Xian times her attack carefully, backing up a few steps, and then coming in at an oblique angle, taking her own few steps before pushing off--and lashing out with a flying knuckle as she looks to perform a passing strike on Kain, her left fist aimed for the side of his head.
COMBATSYS: Ken parries Kain's Schwarzer Stob!
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Xian 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kain
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Grinning like a madman, Ken nods towards Xian as she mentions the honor. "It's just Ken. Mr. Masters is my father." It's not often he gets to say that, but in his eyes its the truth. Kain seems to be wasting no time, and offering further plesentries as he rushes towards the Ansatsuken user with that flaming kick.
Ken rushes towards the flaming kick, only to quickly raise his hands upwards and duck beneath the kick, quickly throwing it aside as he spins around Ankoku Shinkuu-Ken master, quickly getting behind him to set himself up for his own attack. Ken's hands move down to his side as his own chi is rapidly gathered, the familiar blue hue growing into a ball. The orb of chi is then launched forward, aimed directly for Heinlein.
"HADOUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Xian successfully hits Kain with Medium Punch.
- Power hit! -
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COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Ken's Hadouken EX.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Kain
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As soon as Kain gets a foot back on the ground he's twisting around to follow Ken's movements. Letting someone of Ken's power get behind you isn't a very good idea. The hadouken is already forming, but Kain manages to swing an arm around and crash it into the fireball before it can connect with his body, causing it to explode along with a blast of black fire along Kain's arm.
Kain looks relatively unscathed by the attack, but it does draw his attention for a bit. And that gives Xian enough time to close in, throwing off a punch to the side of his head, and keep passing on by. The fist hits Kain as he finishes spinning about to face Ken, getting the momentum of his turn thrown into the impact and causing him to stumble. He didn't get a good view of what happened, but unless Xian is a lot faster than he expected, he should still have a decent chance of catching her with a quick sweeping kick based on her last known location.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Xian with Medium Kick.
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Xian 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Kain
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Ken 0/-------/-----==|
She hit him! She didn't -honestly- think that was going to happen, but she did... and even as she lands, he's swinging around. She lands knowing he's going to retaliate--she has her arms in position already--but it's to no avail. He, quite simply, overpowers her defenses with that kick--would, even if it weren't for the explosion of black fire that accompanies it. Her breath flies out of here in a hot rush, a deep, involuntary grunt as she's suddenly flying backwards, smashing into, and through, a set of empty, aluminum kegs, the sound tremendous, to her, at least, as they splash onto the concrete floor.
Give her credit--she's up before the pain really hits, and then she buckles, gasping, clenching her teeth to hold in the cry of pain. The moment passes and she vaults a conveyor belt to get back into the fight. She can't say it -stings-... it's more than that, a deep pain, as if she'd been bruised internally by that kick... but she's still up. "You're every bit as strong as I'd heard... Mr. Heinlein," she says to the blond in the suit.
And, showing bravery--or foolhardiness--she runs forward, then performs a slicing backflip kick, aiming to hit his chin with pointed toes. From the backflip, she lunges forward, yelling a shrill battlecry, slamming her fists at Kain's midsection, repeatedly, alterating left-right-left-right-left-right and finishing with both fists thrust forward, left over right.
There is a slight shake of Ken's head as he watches Kain nail Xian with a kick that sends her flying back. He remembers that sort of impact from when he was a lot younger. His own master liked making him into a bird, soaring through the air majesticly.. Man, those were the days. Of course, this is a battle, so there really isn't any time to reminisce.
All ready Xian is back up and rushing towards Kain. "Keep it up Xian! Don't let him keep you down!" Yelling encouragement is one thing, yet this is a fight. He should be doing his own part in bringing down the foe before him.
Ken rushes towards Heinlein, hands reaching out to grab ahold of the man's jacket. If he manages to latch on, Kain'll find himself going for a ride as he's being tossed about like a ragdoll, much like Kyo Kusanagi had happen only a week before.
COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Xian's Full Moon Dancing.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Kain
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COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Ken's Jigoku-guruma.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Kain
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Ken 0/-------/----===|
Of course, many of the people who've gotten to see Kain's /real/, unrestrained strength haven't been in a position to tell anyone about it afterwards. Still the point is understood.
Kain nods to Xian, smiling briefly. "And yet you're still fighting. Well done." Of course, approval won't make things any easier for her. Kain slides backward as Xian lashes out at his head with her foot, then sidesteps as she hits the ground and lunges toward him. She's got some skills, but Ken is still the bigger threat.
And so he meets with Ken, only to have his jacket grabbed, and used as leverage to lift him up off the ground. Still, it only takes a moment for Kain to figure out what's going on, and come up with a way to deal with it. He twists as he's tossed, managing to hit the ground rolling and then suddenly spring up. He thrusts out both hands toward Ken, firing off a large blast of black flame. Either it will engulf the Ansatsuken fighter, or do some serious damage to the fermenting tank behind him. Possibly both.
"I never give up," she says, matter-of-factly. Her attack denied, she stands in-pose for a moment, as Kain turns to deal with Ken. The sheer power and grace are definitely awe-inspiring, and she takes just a moment to admire the violent beauty of the clash of these titans. Besides... she needs a moment to calm muscles that are still screaming, a little, from that one blow.
To herself, she murmurs, "Someday I'll be able to do that... if I want it hard enough..." The girl moves slowly, maintaining her balance as she edges around, not getting in the way of Kain's attack, but preparing herself for another assault, mentally as well as physically.
COMBATSYS: Xian focuses on her next action.
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COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Kain's Schwarze Kanone.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Kain
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Ken 0/-------/---====|
The blackflames crash against Ken's arms, causing him to visibly wince and exhale rapidly as the pain surges through the two appendages. This isn't one of the best fights he's had, and already he can tell that Xian might not last longer if something drastic isn't done to ensure that Kain goes down, and hard.
Chi starts to surge upon Ken's right foot as he rushes towards Heinlein, glancing over at Xian. "Watch out kiddo, its about to get pretty hot in here." Flames start to surge upon the Ansatsuken user's leg, only for him to rise off the ground, moving to catch Kain with a fierce kick, which only will continue if it connects, over and over until Kain is drawn up towards the ceiling in a spiraling torrent of fire.
"SHIPPUUJINRAI KYAKU!"
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits Kain with Shippuujinrai Kyaku.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Kain
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Kain attempts to leap out of the way as Ken rushes toward him, but he's not quite swift enough. He's more used to delivering flaming kicks than receiving them, and once he's caught in the spiralling flame there's not much he can do but try to ride it out. Eventually he's launched out of the inferno, but only to come crashing down amidst some of the brewery's equipment with a screech of tearing metal and the sound of rushing liquid as unfinished beer begins spilling out across the floor.
After a moment there's an explosion of black flame, and Kain is back on his feet atop some twisted metal. Luckily for him, it seems that not much more than his shoes have gotten wet. Less luckily, a few bits of flying, flaming metal appear to have started some real fires, though they aren't that large as yet. That will probably change quickly, though.
Leaping from atop the rubble, Kain attempts to come down toward Ken with one leg raised, aiming for a falling axe kick. Black flame springs up around his leg as he falls, tracing an arc through the air as he starts swinging his leg down.
And that's enough woolgathering for now. Xian gathers herself and springs, just maybe a few seconds after Kain. It's carefully timed, the girl having coiled herself like a spring then pushed off with surprisingly strong legs (for her size, anyways). This is a homage, which is not to say imitation, of one of Fei Long's signature kicks, the rising, arrow-straight flying kick, her right leg extended and her left tucked underneath, arms flourished outwards.
She even amkes that high-pitched 'WATAAAH!' scream, as she basically risks unconsciousness to avoid being marginalized -too- badly in this clash. She isn't a titan, but she's got the courage of one, as Kain commented on, and she continues to show it, here and now.
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Kain's Strong Kick.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Kain
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There is a brief moment where Ken realizes that he may have just smacked the wasps nest with a large stick. Obviously, this isn't a good move because fatigue has already started setting in.
It's almost litterly by the skin of his teeth does Ken manage to dodge the kick that Kain Heinlein sends hurtling towards him in retaliation, taking a few more steps backwards to put a bit of distance between himself and the monster of a man that is still going strong. "Man, it's like you're made of metal or somethin'. It made my foot hurt just by smacking you with it!"
Ken's eyes narrow upon Kain as he starts trying to regulate his breathing once again, his body slowly starting to sway slightly as he enters a trance-like state.
COMBATSYS: Ken enters a trance-like state.
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COMBATSYS: Xian successfully hits Kain with Medium Kick.
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Xian 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Kain
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While Ken may be the larger overall threat, Kain can't ignore Xian. Case in point, as she rockets toward him and drives a foot into his chest as he recovers from the landing of his missed kick. There certainly doesn't seem to be much give, but it does cause Kain to rock backwards and shift a leg back to steady himself. Also, it causes his attention to shift from Ken to Xian.
Sure, giving Ken a moment to center himself isn't ideal, but Kain also can't just let Xian do whatever she wants. She might get a bit of a sinking feeling as Kain draws back an arm, but at least he doesn't look angry, or seem to be radiating any sort of killing intent. Of course, that may be small comfort as his fist becomes enveloped in a blue glow and swings around toward Xian in a powerful hook.
COMBATSYS: Xian blocks Kain's Strong Punch.
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She doesn't care about -the win-, per se. It isn't winning itself that thrills her primarily, though she does enjoy it when she does. But--stretching her abilities to the maximum, contending with men and women of skill.. the test itself is the thrill. To have landed clean hits on a man like Kain... that's possibly the best reward she could get from this fight, at all. Affirmation that she has some skill.
Of course, Kain has skill as well; Xian backflips from the impact, and lands... and throws her arms up instinctively. Just in time for Kain's fist to smash them into her head and send her stumbling a good six steps, her guard blown open like a a box with a lit stick of dynamite in it. She can't really -see- properly for a moment, her vision all blurry, and then she shakes her head, trying to snap herself back to life. Can't afford to remain still.
She glances at Ken, then sets herself as if she were the only person facing Kain--a test of her frame of mind. And then she lunges. Left hook, right hook, left hook, right hook... and then the twinned fists. Kain saw this before--at least in variation--but that doesn't mean it isn't worth trying to do again.
Ken's eyes slowly close as his breathing finally normalizes, causing a slight smirk to creep up onto his face. His body still has a lot more pounding it can take, so the wise thing to do would to be continue the onslaught that Xian so willingly seems to be ready to dishout.
As Xian rushes forward, so does Ken, expertly following behind the younger woman. His right leg extends outwards once Xian is out of the way, aiming a kick towards Kain's stomach that hopefully will take some wind out of his sails.
COMBATSYS: Kain effortlessly blocks Xian's Rekka Rush.
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COMBATSYS: Kain interrupts Medium Kick from Ken with Schwarze Lanze.
- Power hit! -
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Kain sees Xian coming, and for the most part that's all he really needs. He's getting a bit beaten up, but he's still fast, and when he knows where her attacks are coming from, he doesn't need his full attention. He deflects the incoming blows with one arm, starting to turn more of his attention to Ken as he comes rushing in.
Ken's foot comes lashing out, while Kain's foot goes striking up. He twists past Ken's kick while driving his foot at a sharp angle into the other man's chest, striking with an explosion of black flame to launch Ken into the air, where he'll be met by another blast of fire released via a whip of Kain's arm.
Meanwhile, the sound of straining metal comes from one of the holding tanks, as the fire continues to spread. The walls of the tank are bowed outwards as the temperature and pressure inside continue to rise.
She doesn't blame Kain for mostly ignoring her. She'd do the same, if she were him. Her attack is turned aside, and in almost the same movement he deals Ken a vicious blow. She is too focused on the fight to pay much attention to the fire--she sees it, of course, but it's a bit outside her comprehension at the moment. Ken is, at least momentarily, floating in the air--and Xian comes for Kain again. He is a master of chi. Of flame chi, to be specific.
And yet Xian lays a gamble on employing her own flame chi against him, driving forward and thrusting her palms out, creating a brief explosion of it, a fiery ball of orange-yellow-red energy blasting outwards from her palms. This is her own technique, not culled from the repertoire of Fei Long, and she is proud of having developed it... as futile as it may be to throw it against Kain.
Another of the vats seems to find itself being impaled by a fighter as Ken slowly tries to rise up from the rubble that he now finds himself laying on. Unlike Kain who finds only his shoes being wet, the Ansatsuken user is covered by the malty substance. He's going to have a heck of a time explaining this to Eliza without it sounding absolutely crazy and untrue.
Of course, there is still more fight left within Ken, especially as he rushes towards Kain once again, chi once more starting to build upon his right leg. Once he gets closer however, the man in red starts to cartwheel, leaving burning wheels of flame trailing after him as he moves towards Kain, hoping to smack him with it, and once again drag him towards the heavens in another spiraling torrent of flames.
"GUREN SENPUUKYAKU!"
COMBATSYS: Kain effortlessly blocks Xian's Dragon's Claw.
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COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits Kain with Guren Senpuukyaku.
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Kain thrusts his own hand out to meet Xian's attack, blue chi sheathing his arm as he drives his hand right through the fiery explosion. The flames wash over his arm, but the main body of the explosion is torn to pieces, robbing it of much of its power. The blue glow continues to surround Kain's hand as he keeps reaching out, grabbing for Xian... but then Ken comes spinning back in.
A flaming leg crashes into Kain, knocking him off his feet, and then he's spun about and sent flying off, trailing flame, to strike up against the straining tank. And then there's an explosion that shakes the foundations of the building. Metal, steam and hot beer are sent flying everywhere, and the fire builds up into an inferno.
But then streaks of gold appear within the raging fire, and it begins to spiral inward, growing brighter and brighter until there's a large gap in the flames where Kain stands, looking damp and scalded. But he's also got a swirling mass of brilliant golden chi in one hand, which he points toward Ken and unleashes in a beam that has no intention of stopping for little things like fighters or walls that might be in its way.
Xian would hate to think that she's -helping- Kain, however inadvertently--that she's just in the way. She expected her attacks to be rebuffed... but if she is just abetting Kain's attempts to destroy Ken, should she just back off? But, no. She was tapped for this fight and she'll have to get in there, no matter what. The unleashing of that deathbeam is stunning--such power!--but she gathers that courage and charges in again, taking one long hop-step and landing in front of Kain...
... already chambering her right leg for a high roundhouse kick, her foot and calf ablaze with her own fiery chi, a defiant yell issuing as she looks to kick Mr. Heinlein in that devilishly handsome face.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Kain's Himmlischer Atem.
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Flames hurt, and when it comes to beams, man does Kain have this downpat. Once more Ken's arms are rising upwards, crossing eachother to block the incoming chi, only to have it singe away the hairs on his arm and really leave him hurting. Smoke trails off of his arms as he tries to shake away the pain. "Man, and I thought Ryu was bad with the Hadouken..."
Once more Ken starts to feel fatigue setting in, especially since theres hot beer flying everywhere, with red hot pieces of metal. "Xian! Be careful!" Now isn't the time to stop and catch your breath, as Ken can see that Kain's really taking a beating, and once more rushes in behind Xian, his left leg arching over his body in a cartwheel like motion, aiming straight for Kain's shoulder.
COMBATSYS: Kain effortlessly blocks Xian's Dragon Blossom Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Ken's Ryusen Kyaku.
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Kain is looking kinda wobbly at this point, and it doesn't look like that explosion did him much good. He's still mobile enough to bring an arm up to defend his face, though, catching Xian's kick on his forearm and pushing her leg aside. And then Ken comes in with his own kick, and Kain shoves harder to push Xian away and give him the freedom to deal with Ken.
Kain sidesteps the descending leg, but then proceeds to step right in toward Ken. Black flame begins billowing out of his sleeves, and then a moment later his entire body erupts in a blaze, engulfing everything around him. Including Ken, if he's timed it right.
She has to keep plugging away--but even Xian's courage and willpower are starting to flag a little. Swinging around, in the follow-through of her kick, she's pushed away from Kain, put off-balance and stumbling--but that push saves her, as Kain literally explodes. "My god," she murmurs, seeing the combustion happen; she shields herself, though she's out of the way, out of instinct... and then she goes in. Again.
Dropping low, she aims to sweep Kain's ankles together--arguably it would take a -lot- of strength for her to actually take the man down, but she does have a pivot point and fulcrum on her side, in the form of her left hand, planted on the concrete--but the concrete is wet now, and perhaps not as solid and unmoving a surface as it used to be... and tha can help her -and- hinder her.
COMBATSYS: Ken fails to interrupt Schwarze Kreuz from Kain with Shoryuken.
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Xian 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Ken can no longer fight.
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Xian 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Kain
It's do or die time, especially as Ken's vision starts to get a bit more blurred then usual. Rushing forward towards Kain, the Ansatsuken user is in for a horrible shock, especially as Kain suddenly causes flames to errupt around him.
It's too late for Ken to back down now, and he ducks down as he closes in on Kain, hoping to deliver his famed attack that has in the past brought those who have challanged him to their knees.
"SHORYU--"
Unfortunately for Ken, the moment he tries to pierce through the flames, things seem to go ary for him. Be it bad luck, or pure exhaustion, the crimson clad man finds himself hurtling backwards from the force of Kain's flames, slamming into another large vat. This time however, he doesn't get back up.
It seems that Ken Masters is down and out.
COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Xian's Strong Kick.
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Kain actually starts to fall on his own after blasting Ken back. He's definitely hurting, and getting blasted with steam is good for making every inch of your body feel terrible. But he still manages to hop over Xian's sweep toward his legs, avoid tripping over any of the rubble, and turn back around to face her. "I think it's about time we ended this."
It's been a good lesson and all, and those are often painful, but that doesn't mean Kain wants to continue to hang around, scalded, in a burning building. He needs to go get some ointment or something. Also, to not burn to death. He reaches out toward Xian, attempting to snare her by the throat and lift her off her feet, while engulfing her head in flames, then hurl her down. And actually being considerate enough to toss her closer to the exit, in the event that she can't take anymore.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Xian with Schwarze Schleife.
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And then there was one. Kain turns his full and terrible focus on Xian Wu, and though she be brave... there's little doubt of the outcome. She tries--truly she does--but the grip is too sure. The pain, terrible. Really, she's actually lost consciousness just after the chokehold--but Kain hurls her down and, amidst the explosion of flame... there's nothing to be done. She doesn't rise--well, no. She tries.
There's almost a light in her eyes, her body moving on automatic as she pushes with her arms... she almost makes it. Then reality kicks in, and she falls to the ground, without a sound. Kain...
... has won.
COMBATSYS: Xian takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Xian can no longer fight.
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And if this were a less formal battle, Xian and Ken might be in some trouble, since the fire is spreading through the building pretty rapidly at this point. But there's people standing by outside, and Kain has PR to think of. Since he tossed Xian down fairly near to the exit, a few emergency crew members are able to rush in and carry her out. Kain, meanwhile, stops to grab Ken, haul him up to rest against one shoulder, and drag him out. Sure, he could've left him behind, and Kain's not in great shape himself... but it looks a lot better this way.
COMBATSYS: Kain has ended the fight here.
Log created on 12:49:07 11/06/2011 by Xian, and last modified on 11:20:41 11/10/2011.