Description: The battle for Syria is a close and bloody one. The one advantage that Shadaloo had? A sadistic creation made by Shadaloo that really had no name. A destructive force people often just called The Neck Cutter. What was not planned was the fact this individual ran into a girl known as Takako. The battle ensues and strangely enough perhaps the fate of Syria itself if she can manage to destroy this monster.
"So how did you say you got here, friend?"
The question is asked in a small cafe in Damascus. The punishing sun has driven almost everyone indoors, including the small bundle of cloth heaped in the window by itself. Or at least, it was by itself, until this server came over and attempted to strike up conversation.
"I walked."
The cloth is relatively new, cream and wrapped tight around the traveler, such that only dark eyes are visible. Eyes which speak of a burning determination. Eyes which glare now up at the man asking all these questions.
"But your accent, it is Japanese. Surely you are joking?"
The bundle of cloth adjusts its folds, and a pair of young, female hands peek out. Grasping the tea tightly, they bring it to the lip of the folded robes.
"I am not a joker. I walked."
The tea is set down again, as the waiter gives a nervous laugh. "But, it is an island!"
"Thousands of miles away."
Standing up, sand pours from the traveler's robes, and her bokken is grasped firmly. Drawn from underneath all of that cloth. "Nevertheless. I have further to go."
A long travel? One that might be made even longer very soon. All depending on how much time the young woman had planned to be spending in the country of Syria that stay might be a bit of an extended one. The nation has been under attack, but for the most part Damascus has been relatively untouched. It seems like that is soon not going to be the case. There is the sound of roaring in the sky. Rockets being launched and artillery begin to rain down as the man that was serving the tea is diving for cover as the few people gathere din the cafe begin to panic.
There is an alarm sounding and the troops stationed through the city are moving to get themselves readied for the incoming assault. The places is erupting in chaos rather quickly as apparently the Chinese forces have managed to spring a surprise attack due to inside interference preventing them from seeing the approaching army.
"W...what get away from gaeraehga-..." a voice shrieks from around the corner of the cafe. It was a patron that was making a run away from what Takako could see. A body that staggers back out clutching a slit throat as they gasp and gurgle for air before crumpling to a heap. A rather eerie voice speaks soon afterwards. One that is rather low and raspy. "Oh my, you should watch where you run."
The figure emerges from around the corner, a strange looking individual crouched low and walking on both hands and feet. On each hand it looks like a bit of a mess. Steel grafted from flesh where the man's middle fingers have been removed and replaced by a sharp blade. he wears a hoodie that conceals his face for the most part and he just comes to a stop. He never fully straightens up as he sort of sways from side to side. "Mmm, more victims. More casualties of war. Moooooore.....mmhmmhmm....blood." he says in an almost singsong tone.
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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Takako is not a hero; she's far too self-centered for that. Nevertheless, the distinction between hero, and morally grey fighter who happens to want to beat down the person trying to kill you, is probably wasted on the patrons of the tea house. The young fighter is not subtle, and as she hears the unfortunate man's death rattle, she draws the hood of her robes down.
"HEY."
The girl's wooden sword looks faintly ridiculous compared to the grotesque weapons welded onto Vega's minion... but there's absolutely no joking in the girl's serious demeanor.
"How come you go for THAT GUY over ME?!"
That rather baffling proclamation made, Takako seeming to take the brutal murder of a civilian as a personal affront, she leaps forwards, swinging her foot around as she comes. The attack isn't particularly strong, but is a testing blow aimed at the swaying, hooded man's head, largely to see how he will react; whether he will be a worthy adversary.
COMBATSYS: Takako has joined the fight here.
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Takako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Neck Cutter
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter dodges Takako's Light Kick.
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Takako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Neck Cutter
The individual offers no real answer but a low chuckle. One that continues as the young fighter comes his way and attempts to kick at him. He leans backwards and one has to wonder if he even has a spine for the fact it almost looks likes he folds in half as his hands come to the ground and he scurries away on all fours before kicking his legs up and balancing on his hands. "Ahh, a violent one. Well it is rather boring when they all die easy." he says while feet end up on the ground and he is four on the floor once more.
There is a bit of swaying as he sits there and seems to think of what to do himself. "Don't worry about your place in line. I got plenty of time, buuuuut I have to admit you at least seem fun." He runs forward on all fours and he then leaps upwards in the air, flipping about to take a swipe at the young woman as he sails over head and looks to land on one hand behind her and then cartwheeling away to keep his distance from her. The way he twists and bends almost make it feel as if the man is made of something other than bone. Bones shouldn't be able to bend like that!
COMBATSYS: Takako endures Neck Cutter's Claw Swipe.
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Takako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Takako moves with the strangely boneless creature. She's certainly not convinced he's human; humans don't move like that! There's no attempt made to defend herself, with a pair of thin lines opening up across her torso. At least, it goes right through the cloth. The bleeding certainly isn't too bad yet, though it is doubtful that the girl would notice if it was!
"Enough talking!" The young Kendo fighter shouts. "If you want to kill me, then kill me with your skill, don't bore me to death with your words! KIYAH!"
That last is given as, having stayed largely on top of the retreating assassin, her blade flourishes inwards. Swiping down low, and then, at the last second, being driven upwards to aim for where (on a person) the nose would be; though given all the scittering and bending he's doing, Takako isn't really sure *where* she'll wind up hitting.
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter blocks Takako's Determined Breeze.
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Takako 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Neck Cutter
This time there is more success in the fact she manages to hit this odd individual. It leans back to where the upwards strike doesn't so much get the face and instead he brings an arm around to catch the blow and lets the impact actually twist it to where it is bending almost fully backwards and allowing him to be close up to the girl. She can see somewhat under the hood now at the closeness. It looks human in the face even if a bit messed up. The nose is almost nonexistant and seems more like just two holes for his nostrils. His eyes are different colors, one pure while and another red with black peering at her. He just grins to show off several teeth missing and a few others filed sharper.
"Oh lovely thing. I do love to talk as much as I want to hear you all scream." he rasps and he tries to use his free arm to wrap around the young fighter's waist as he leans forward. He lets the other arm pop back into place as he attempts to use it to hold her bokken in place as he leans in to try to bite her right on the neck with those makeshift fangs of his. "I bet you are delicious!"
COMBATSYS: Takako blocks Neck Cutter's Bite.
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Takako 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Takako turns out to be, well, surprisingly strong. Ramming her bokken forward into the odd creature's mouth, she jerks that back and forth, and huffs as she draws it back. Obviously irritated, the girl narrows her eyes. If nothing else, he's managed to break her momentum! That's a bit of a moral victory. This, is also the first time she has actually seen something like him up close. It is a little disturbing.
"I don't know what kind of freak you are." She says, "But you'll have to do a lot better than that to catch me off my guard!"
Stepping forwards, the girl's bokken is raised up high over her head. She's not going to let herself be put off by something as embarrassing as the fact that this man seems more like something out of a horror movie. She's better than that! Dealing with unexpected styles is the hallmark of a great warrior! "No matter how freakish you look!"
And she brings the weapon *smashing* downwards, "I'll crush you just the same!"
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter dodges Takako's Power Strike.
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Takako 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Neck Cutter
"A freak?" the man asks as he releases himself and falls backwards into a roll to avoid being struck by Takako this time around and ends up on all fours again. "I am a creation of Lord Vega. I kill for him so he can unite this world under his rule." he explains and raises a hand to show off the grafted blade. Of course the way he holds it he is pretty much giving her the bird too. "If you join maybe he can give you some nice toys like mine. It beats being a civilian!" he says with a cackle afterwards.
It is hard to tell how hard the city is being hit. There are soldiers still rushing about in the distance but the invading forces haven't been seen aside from this creature. If anything the distraction from Takako has allowed the non fighters that were around to mostly filter out. A few are too scared by the sight of the bladed fighter to run. Will they be next? Thankfully the attention of the fighter is still focused on Takako and he gallops forward once more, this time he leaps forward and looks to extend a fist and drive a blade forward right into the woman and use the force of his impact to bring her down with him on top of her.
COMBATSYS: Takako fails to interrupt Strong Punch from Neck Cutter with Intercepting Strike.
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Takako 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Takako grits her teeth at the man's words. The young fighter readies herself as he lunges forwards, and in the same moment, she drives her blade upwards! ... Into the air. The strike slashes right past the man's head, and the awkward position leaves her with his fist in her guts and his face right in hers.
"Pathetic wretch!" She spits, angrily struggling underneath the (likely heavier, weirdly) man. "My strength is my own! I don't need anyone to change me, or give me anything! I'll send you back to your boss in PIECES!"
Of course, she definitely is starting to bleed now, hot and thick and wet welling up from her stomach... though there's still no sign of her acknowledging this pain in any way.
The spit hits the face of the twisted man on top of her. Despite being larger he doesn't feel all too heavy. Who knows what else they have done to alter this individual other than graft those blades to his hands and removing the middle fingers. Something to his bone structure overall? The blade pulls out of the wound and he leaps back and licks at the blood there a few times. "Hmm, not bad. Those that aren't so easily made afraid always seem to taste so much better." he explains and lets out another chuckle.
He doesn't seem intimidated by her words either. Or maybe he just doesn't care about his own well being. This all just seems like some game to him and instead of helping the invading forces he seems more intent to enjoy himself instead. He rocks back and forth and then goes into a forward roll that carries him towards Takako once more. Upon drawing close he erupts upwards and slashes with a claw seeming to create another wound, cackling the entire time.
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter successfully hit Takako with Claw Roll.
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Takako 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Takako gets back to her feet. A little too slow to be totally prepared for the strike which comes at her. Another shallow wound is opened up, and the girl closes her eyes. She's letting him get in her head, and that is bad; allowing another to dictate the flow of the fight is directly against the teachings of her father. Fujiwa-style Kendo is all about doing what you will regardless of what the opponent is doing. So far, she's done a terrible job of that.
Digging her feet into the ground, a breeze starts to flare up around the girl. It doesn't stay just a breeze for long, though. "You're... really starting..."
Plates and teacups are flying around now, and the civilians are forced to dive for cover, "TO TICK ME OFF!"
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"
The terrifying roar is met with a sudden explosion of energy outwards from her, a slashing flurry of wind which rockets outwards and fills a good portion of the shop, if only for a few seconds; if she can't keep up with this guy with her sword, she'll crush him with her anger!
COMBATSYS: Takako successfully hits Neck Cutter with Explosive Tornado EX.
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Takako 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Another hit and more blood drawn. It just seems to excite the strange fighter even more even as it just seems to cause Takako to grow more enraged than anythig else. Maybe he wasn't expecting what comes next in the fact as she swings that sword about it isn't to attempt to hit him. He is much too far for that. It is more to conjure up a powerful wind that does pick up the bladed fighter as he attempts to leap back and fling him further away and into a wall.
He splats against it and he slides down onto the ground where he slumps over. He just seems to be letting out a chuckle again. "Mmmhmmhmm. That is more like it. Play with me some moooooooore." he pleades and he crawls along the floor instead of fully getting back up on all fours. That is until he draws close enough to reach out for Takako as he snakes upwards to his feet and looks to grab her by the head and to drive her face down into the ground.
COMBATSYS: Takako endures Neck Cutter's Quick Throw.
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Takako 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Takako's disgust is painfully apparent as the creature snakes back towards her. She loves fighting, but she hates these freaks who almost seem to derive physical pleasure from the act of being beaten. What, exactly, the Shadaloo doctors had done to this guy is completely beyond her, but her distaste is written all over her features.
When she is grabbed, the girl allows herself to be hurled at the ground. Her face hits it, and in the same moment that she starts bleeding, she pitches herself forwards. Both feet come with her, and she aims to smash her sandles into the oddly-boned monster's chest, to bring him down underneath her whilst she gets back to her feet.
"Do you WANT to die or something?! What is WRONG with you?!"
COMBATSYS: Takako successfully hits Neck Cutter with Light Kick.
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Takako 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Neck Cutter
Those feet slam hard into the chest of the monster of a man leaned over her. It sends him back quite a bit and he goes tumbling across the floor and gives her plenty of space to get back to her feet. "Does it matter if I die? I am just a freak yes? Just like always humanity kills what they don't understand." he explains to her as he gets back onto his feet. "I just evolved to kill before they could kill me. Lord Vega saved me from being beaten to death. He gave me reason to live!" It seems like there is more to this twisted individual than first thought.
"You will kill me so be it. It is the norm. You are just like anyone else that doesn't understand." He cackles as he picks up a table and he hefts it up over his head. "Don't feel bad, though! I plan to eat you if I win!" he shouts and tosses the table right at the girl. It is more a distraction as he quickly follows it and before she knows it she will find him coming right at her, diving bye and attempting to slash open her side.
COMBATSYS: Takako Toughs Out Neck Cutter's Claw Swipe!!
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Takako 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Neck Cutter
Takako is hit by a table.
The wood actually splinters around the girl, and as she turns, her eyes are blazing with righteous fury. She doesn't even register that he tried to cut her. The claw fails to draw blood; it is like he's carving into stone!
With a snarl, the girl steps into the clawed monster's personal space. Her bokken is raised high, and comes down with startling speed. The first blow aiming to crash right onto the top of the deluded man's head.
"I WON'T!"
And then again, the exact same point, stepping forward to follow after him if necessary, "KILL YOU!"
And a third time, hoping, really, that she's battering through his defences through the power of sheer animosity. "Death is too good for SCUM like you! I'll tie you into a knot and send you back to Vega in a BOX!"
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter fails to counter Killing Flurry from Takako with Claw Catch.
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Takako 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Neck Cutter
The creature comes out of a roll and soon finds itself trying to stop the woman by impaling her on both of his claws. He ends up being a bit too slow and he finds his head hit with the bokken. It is a sickening sound as if something was caving in. The second strike makes a much similar noise and he is driven down onto his knees. The last strike might have an unexpected result. There is a squirting like sound and something pops out from under the hood and hits Takako's chest before falling to the ground. Along with it some strange yellowish liquid that stains her top as looking down would reveal the reddish eye has come out of his head.
Even so there is that laughter. "Don't kill me? You should watch your strength there, little girl." he chuckles some more. "Or maybe you really do wish to end my life. Be just like the rest of humanity. Shun those that are different. Destroy things you do not understand." he reaches upwards to grasp her top and he has the energy to draw himself upwards, his head caved in partially from the strikes and blood and that yellowish fluid leaking from the empty eye socket and his nostrils. "What will you do?" he asks and his free hand reaches up to lightly caress a cheek. "Become a monster like me?"
Takako looks down. It, is not the first time she has seen gore and blood, but it is the first time she's crushed an organ out of someone's body. The girl actually feels mildly nauseous. Her cheeks blanch and she shakes her head slowly. Stepping, carefully, backwards, her bokken gently knocks the caressing hand aside. Injured or not, dying or not, she does not want this *thing* touching her.
"So you concede that I have beaten you." She says. Perhaps naively, she sheathes her bokken, and turns away. Her guard is completely dropped, her back turned. "I will not kill you. Run back to your master with your tail between your legs. I've nothing else to prove to you." And she couldn't care very much less about bringing him to justice; heck, she's ripped an eye out... that's more than she'd intended to do to prove her point already.
COMBATSYS: Takako drops her guard to recover.
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Takako 0/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Neck Cutter
The figure slumps forward and he lands on his hands and his knees. He is silent and it seems maybe he will listen to her. "Oh how kind of you. You must consider yourself such a good person." he says in a singsong tone. Just what is this fighter's problem? There is the sound of movement and then screaming. It might cue Takako in on what is exactly happening because while she had her eyes off the bladed fighter some of the people still trapped inside the cafe are still watching in abject horror.
Is Takako fast enough to turn around and see the badly beaten fighter coming at her again. One hand going for the shoulder and another for her head to grip tightly. "But to feel better I must feed. Come be my dinner so I can go home to Vega." he cackles before once again trying to bite down on her shoulder to begin gnawing.
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter successfully hit Takako with Ear Grab Combo.
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Takako 1/---====/=======|=======\-------\0 Neck Cutter
"I'm not a good person, I just don't see any point in killing you." The girl's voice is blunt and to the point, and even with the weird sing-song tone, she doesn't turn around...
Takako does actually scream as she is bitten. The girl just, hadn't seen it coming. She hadn't believed that anyone could be so suicidal as to press the attack when they are so obviously overwhelmed. His teeth bite deep into the soft flesh of her neck, and blood spurts freely as she thrashes and writhes, finally managing to dislodge the crazed monster. The young girl's eyes are full of blind fury, and her bokken is in her hand before she's even registered it.
Her father would be proud; she is totally in the moment.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"
Charging forwards, Takako brings her bokken around with her, all of her force put into the overwhelming slash upwards. If she can just get him into the air, he'll be exactly where she wants him...
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter dodges Takako's Fujin's Echo.
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Takako 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Neck Cutter
He has to be close to death. Really with all the leaking his face is doing and the fact he has lost an eye what does he left in him? He gnaws for a few moments before he gets pushed away and he lets out a gleeful cackle as he dances away and comes to rest on all fours. "Certainly not a good person. So many innocents are dead outside while you play with me. This is why you should maybe join us. You look like you enjoy inflicting pain. Enjoying the lust of taking someone near death."
It seems working her into a rage is working just fine for him. It allows him to avoid her strike as he leans backwards once more and flips away a few times and lands on one of the few tables that are still standing in the room. "Yessssss, that is right! That is what I love to see. That is why your flesh is so good. So sweet. I always did love Japanese food." he purrs and leaps forward looking to pounce on Takako once more and take her to the ground. It is awfully hard to swing a bokken around that way afterall.
COMBATSYS: Takako fails to interrupt Medium Throw from Neck Cutter with Kami's Roar.
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Takako 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Neck Cutter
Takako bellows in challenge as the fighter comes at her again, and she smashes her head forwards. She fails to connect, and winds up being taken heavily to the ground instead. Her heart is pounding and her fury rising. How dare he try to turn this around on her? She isn't a soldier! It isn't HER job to save the world! She'd TRIED to fight for Japan but the damndable cowards never came close to the coast, and that cursed...
"AAAAAAAAARSHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
The roar shakes the few teacups still on tables in the establishment, a primal roar of intense fury. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT SOMEHOW! DAMN YOU I WILL NOT BE EATEN BY A CYCLOPS!"
Leans forward and sniffs a few times. "Mmm? No? Not be eaten? Maybe I will just take you to Vega and see about making you a proper soldier. He even made Chun-Li stronger! Imagine what he can do to you." he says and coughs a few times, more gross fluids coming from his mouth as he starts to step back and he grips Takako by the top to hoist her upwards somewhat as he gazes at her with that single eye. "Or maybe I will leave you here letting you think about what happened. To stew over the fact you are weak."
He releases, but does not stop with his brutality. It is more to just let her slump forward so he can give another powerf punch into her midsection. The way he continues to want to abuse it is amazing that he hasn't somehow managed to disembowel her just yet. "Just want to make sure you stay down!"
COMBATSYS: Takako endures Neck Cutter's Strong Punch.
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Takako 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Neck Cutter
Takako takes it. She just can't defend herself in this position. Being knocked to the ground so often has her head spinning, as does the prospect of capture. She has no idea what Vega would even do to her, but she knows strongly that it is not what she wants. Her path to power is her own, something that she must achieve on her own terms, or it is meaningless. Plus... just looking at the foulness that is this monstrosity, imagining what miserable existence could be in store for her.
The girl is punched again, but she does not choke. Instead, she uses the force put into her, to step backwards. This gives her precisely the room she needs to bring her bokken to bear.
And to bring that weapon around as swiftly as she possibly can; not a hard strike... but it *is* aimed directly at his eye socket.
"You don't, have what it takes to, keep *me* down." She hisses. If her bokken is currently sticking in his eye, this will be followed with a sharp shove, and a twist.
COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter fails to counter Weapon Jab from Takako with Claw Catch.
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COMBATSYS: Neck Cutter can no longer fight.
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Takako 0/-------/-======|
He looked to just keep tearing into the young girl. To incapacitate her and do as he pleases afterwards. To maybe keep true to what he said and bring her to Vega. Or maybe just indulge on the other people around and let her watch him in all his glory. He is cackling even more until that bokken is driven forward and slams into that eyesocket. THere is a shower of brains and fluid that erupt from his head as the bokken actually goes through the socket and comes out the other end. Some stitches on his face just come apart and even more gore comes out of him as he convulses and shakes about wildy.
Claws fly about and hit nothing but air as the last bits of life flee out from the body of the deranged creature. It slumps and skin rips as the bokken comes free from the now split open head. Whatever he really was doesn't matter now. He lays on the ground twitching just slightly with his head a mess and bits of gore leaking out of it.
Outside the battle seems to be raging on. It is hard to tell who is winning, but perhaps the folks of this city now have a better chance without a rather strong and deranged fighter on the loose like this one.
Takako draws her bokken back. The girl pauses for a moment, and then reaches down to pull his hooded jacket off. That is used to clean the bits of bone and brain from her wooden weapon. She's just killed someone. It is, not a pleasant realization. Of course, it had been her or him in the end; she'd done everything she could to give him the chance to retreat when it became obvious that he could not best her... and he had paid her back by ripping into her neck, which is still bleeding profusely.
Without another word, Takako steps out of the back of the cafe, where the creature had come in. Once there, alone, in the relative quiet, she allows herself to be violently sick, emptying her stomach into the alleyway, before she sheathes her bokken once more.
And carries on her journey.
Log created on 16:20:31 03/04/2012 by Faolan, and last modified on 09:10:24 03/05/2012.