Description: Gato challenges Adon, only to find that the disciple of Sagat does not live up to his reputation. Quickly infuriated by the antics of the Jaguar, he is sent into a blind rage which Adon takes brutal advantage of. And near the end, Gato plunges into an ominous darkness from which he may not rise again... ( Winner: DKO )
It was the greatest float he had ever seen.
On the top of Sunshine City's 60 Hotel, the view was magnificant. The fenced off perimeter of the tarpaper roof protected the fighters, allowing them to take to the edge, to look upon the whole of Sunshine City. The good parts, the bad parts, qjd the ugly, seedy underbelly of the bright urban wasteland.
That is, you would, if it wasn't for the giant Jaguar float sitting in the middle.
The great, bloated caricature of a magnificant Jaguar lies lazily in he midst of the ring. Standing upon the barely floating balloon was the smug, red-haired former emperor himself. Adon was standing tall, holding himself with the arrogant air unbecoming of a fallen failure of his own art. Sneering at the camera and crew of the Neo-league, the emperor was celebrating his new rise after losing the crown. He was not only becoming a hero of Sunshine City, but as his float indicated, he was still a serious contender, ready to retake the crown of Muay Thai by storm.
And with an easy win, to boot, from another no name fighter.
Gato had heard many tales about Adon in his years of travel across the globe, working on mastering his style in the mountains and wilderness. A former disciple of Sagat, a man toted as the strongest alive when he was a child, who managed to steal the titan from that living legend and hold it for many years. A man decades his senior, and fully devoted to Muay Thai. This should be a spectacular battle. Although the image is tarnished somewhat knowing that King stripped his belt, that has not offset his eagerness in arriving atop his hotel, anticipating the sort of limit pushing engagement that he has entered the fighting circuits for.
However, Gato is one of the few people who knows the Jaguar from the image he presents, rather then the... reality. Adon likely is fully aware that he has a large reputation to live up to, and this is a situation where that will hopefully stand the test.
Nimbly leaping up, Gato lands in a crouch upon the head of the jaguar float. What a self-indulgent display! A snort follows as he looks it over, but disregards such to look over Adon himself. Slowly a frown creases his features, the eyes of someone who has lived and breathed brutal martial arts since childhood seeing much of the once prodigal warrior in a glance. "..." One foot slides forward, arms locking into his ready stance. No comment follows. Something seems... 'off'.
Adon does not waste time to look down onchis opponent.
Face twisted into a sneer, the sinewy old fighter inspects his opponent. Quiet. Well built. Clearly of some talent from his stance. But where Adon's reputation had reached the ears of Gato, the same could not be said of the Japanese Fighter's own reputation. High upon his own inflatable idol, the former simple shakes his head, having passed judgement on the new fighter. "So THIS is my opponent?"
"How UTTERLY unimpressive!"
Throw a hand towards Gato, the former emperor's shrill voice cuts across the rooftop. "I! Adon! The former emperor of Muay Thai! Am utterly unimpressed by this meatheaded oaf!" His cruel, jeering smile broken, he leans down towards Gato. "So your name is Gato? KYA HA HA!" Adon chortles, throwing his head back. Eyes burning with mischief, he loosens his own stance, as he thrusts with those mocking words.
"Doesn't that mean cat?"
Adon continues his tangent, laughter barely contained. "Yes, yes! GATO means CAT in the tongue of the SPANISH! Truly, with that scowl and sour-puss, you are exactly that! A GRUMPY PUSSY CAT! But you will not find any MICE here, PUSSYCAT." The former emperor shrieks, still high upon his balloon jaguar. "Only the UNLIMITED MIGHT of a JAGGA of MUAY THAI!" Adon beckons Gato, taunting him. "If a mere SOURPUSS like yourself thinks he can fight with the BIG CATS, come up and show me, PUSSYCAT!" The Jaguars jeering grin somehow grows more intense as he hurls the last words of the insult.
"Or perhaps I should wait for you to HURL UP that hairball?"
Some people desire to fight for the game. Being adored by the crowds, revered by the masses, acknowledged by peers, inspiring generations and known in history. Gato is not that kind of fighter. It is a way of life for him, and his ultimate goal is much more simplistic. It is not perfection -- it is vengeance. Nobody but himself needs to know the extent of his skill for that aim! However, that does not mean he lacks any pride. Being called unimpressive meets a slow narrowing of his eyes. No other response is forthcoming from the commentary that follows. But at the conclusion, rage can be seen seething from the black haired Pursuer of Vengeance. Hands extend, and shimmering, wavy lines of focused chi swirl around him as if his internal temperature was suddenly well into boiling. "So this is the man you truly are." He spits to the side, right upon the sacred jaguar float. "I see none of the Muay Thai God Sagat within you!! If you were truly his disciple, then the strength passed on by your Master has long since atrophied." Adon might desire to say something more. A witty rejoinder or the like. However, he'd have to say it while the ferocious Chinese Kenpo hurtles forward, kicking off the jagga and leaving a heavy plaster and chicken wire dent as he whirls forward, leveling a brutal kick at Adon's torso!!
COMBATSYS: Gato has started a fight here.
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Gato 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Adon has joined the fight here.
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Gato 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Adon
COMBATSYS: Adon blocks Gato's Fuu-Ga.
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Gato 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Adon
Looks like he struck a nerve.
Adon's expression does not change, but his body speaks for him as Gato compares him to Sagat. For Adon, this was old news. As the explosive Kenpo might erupts towards the Jaguar of Muay Thai, the former emperor brings up his hands. Catching the incoming blow, he is sent backwards, walking as the force carries him back. Releasing the foot, it finally break through, landing a blow right to his chest. A softened blow, but now Gato was deep in his guard, already surging back. But where Gato bore his grim vengeance on his face...
Adon only held gleeful violence.
Launching back towards Gato, the emperor hurls limbs after limbs. Most martial arts simply would bring punches, but a Muay Thai master like Adon slams his whole arms towards Gato with vicious abandon. "KYA KYA KYA!" Was the shriek as Kenpo fury is smash hard against the rocky shores of Muay Thai might. Adon did not even block Gatos own blows persay, instead smashing his own arms across his jabs and kicks, attempting to tear through his art with raw brutality of Muay Thai. Every step rattles the float, as finally, Adon's vanguard offense ceases.
And merges effortlessly with Adon's second wave of blows.
The frenzy of frantically flailing limbs is broken as the former Emperor lurches in and up. Attempting to physically leap upon the body of Gato, he would curl both of his arms back behind his head, and aiming them squarely, would simply crunch them hard into the face of the Grim Warrior. All to the scream of his jeering song, straight towards the ears of Gato.
"Could your SAGAT do THIS, PUSSYCAT?"
COMBATSYS: Gato fails to counter Fierce Punch from Adon with Ou-Ga.
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Gato 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Adon
Annoyance.
Adon is annoying him!!
Truthfully, Gato has almost no experience with sparring actual fighters. Only the brutality of his father, and the insufferably apologetic Hotaru. The years he has spent since leaving the Futaba household was spent entirely on reaching the pinnacle of his art on his own, with almost no brawls unless he was explicitly dragged into it. And he had not expected this. Raw antagonation, that bleeds even beyond the words into the actions as well. His expression grows more hard, Gato loosing the flowing flexibility that is required for the utmost mastery of Chinese Kenpo. Dirty oil, gunking the words, shifting the flow of advantage into himself.
Twisting around, his back is presented to Adon. The man is completely open; that much is clear. However, his mind is not. He cannot achieve the complete relaxation required for the maneuver, and all he truly manages to do is thrust himself headlong into the blow, right into the back of his head. Pain rockets down his spine and shoulders, and he drops down to one knee, catching himself with a hand upon the float. "...!"
He struggles on the cusp of attempting mental recovery, or going deeper into the blinding darkness of rage.
Sadly, Adon is certainly Master class at seeing THIS particular weakness...
For Gato, this fight was many things.
But for Adon?
For Adon, it was just another notch in his belt.
The technique was toying in his head. The strangers style was unique to Adon, and yet so familiar. He had fought this style, long ago. But in another form, another style. But such musings slip from his mind as the man exposes his back. What was this. The was an air of grace, so familiar, and yet, this angry, sullen man draped it over him like a worn out cloak. A crane in the garb of a vulture. But as Adon finally bring his prey to his knees, the name of the style flows from the Former Emperor's lips.
"Kenpo."
The high-pitched cackle tumbles from his throat as he looks down upon he stunned Gato. "Of all the techniques, you chose the style of Hotaru? How ADORABLE. Truly, it is an ART of LITTLE GIRLS and their PUSSYCATS." Adon scoffs merrily. How could he forget that loathsome Hotaru, who time and time again beclowned the former Emperor. Little girls were meant to be broken, not heralded as champion. But now, Adon had someone to be his little toy. Perhaps he even knew Hotaru. Only one thing was certain.
He was going to have fun with his prey.
Adon softens briefly as he raises an arm up. "Get up and fight me like a man, PUSSYCAT." The former emperor jeers, before raising his voice to a scream. "I said GET UP, BOY!" Drawing back a foot, he hurls his leg forward into a punting kick, attempting to kick the man while he was down. Not a Muay Thai technique, but just as brutal. As far as Adon could see, this fight was already over. For him, It was not a time for combat.
It was a time for unbridled brutality.
COMBATSYS: Gato endures Adon's Medium Kick.
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Gato 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Adon
Detestable. Gato cannot believe he was the one dropped to his knees before the likes of Adon. Yet it is easy to underestimate his true strength. If one were to completely zone out his cackling, hyena-like manners, he is a man past his prime, but still one who embraces Muay Thai with genuine love and appreciation. But that is not something particularly easy to do without sufficient experience. There is no comment given regarding his style. It is certainly Chinese Kenpo, although it is such a deep and varied line of possible martial arts, that is not entirely distinctive in and of itself. But that name makes his eyes widen. A closed fist impacts the top of the float, as the aura of Gato begins to shift. Killing intent flows out of him in throbbing waves, although his head remains lowered. Yet then Adon moves to assault once more. A cowardly strike, against what he clearly deems is a broken fighter.
Unacceptable.
This is only the second time that Gato has felt this kind of anger. Locked in combat with the laughing, insultive spectre of his father, goading him onwards. For a moment, that is superimposed over the brutal Adon, who's mannerisms are all in all not too dissimilar to those times he both hates remembering, and is forever unable. Rising up smoothly, a foot stamps down, sinking a few inches into chicken wire and plaster of Paris. The kick sweeps out, but only strikes Gato in the chest. It stops completely dead; Adon has more then enough experience to know that is not a result of no damage. He simply ignored it, and resolutely clenched his stance so as not to move. It is a reckless thing to say the least, although he might rather belatedly realize that the formless kick... leaves him very, very open.
His left hand sweeps up, almost touching Adon's chest. Before Gato steps forward, his expression a mask of rage as a large snarl bellows out into the air. Savage ferocity flows from the tips of his toes, building up momentum like a tsunami until every last ounce of his body is converted into a vehicle for destructive force. Slamming down his other foot, nearly between Adon's legs, and then flowing through with a cataclysmic motion. The heel of his hand is trying to slam into Adon's chest, and literally punch through him. If it connects, and Adon were not at the level he has climbed, it would easily be fatal ten times over!!
COMBATSYS: Adon parries Gato's Mou-Ko Kou Hakan!
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Gato 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Adon
Gato wS aAAAAAAAAAZ
But how high has Adon climbed?
When Adon's kick is stopped, the Emperor's grin doesn't break. Adon talked big. He was proud, proud well beyond his talents, where his talents ever would reach. Where Gato was driven to become better, Adon had already peaked. Gato had potential forever, where the former Emperor was, for all his status, was a big-mouthed windbag. But despite his boasting?
He was damn good.
As Gato's rage consumes him, the Emperor draws off it, feeding off the anguish, the fury. Staring into the visage of absolute anger, the former Emperor just turns up his nose, that douchy grin cutting like a knife. He was already drawing a foot back as Gato moves forward. He had not lost his center, and Gato, in all his anger, all his hate, all his violence, was exactly the mindset a Muay Thai warrior like Adon could best understand. So when the Kenpo fighter finally rushes in, Adon can barely contain his response.
And lets loose a short, maniacal peal of giggling.
In a fair universe, Gato would have never been abused, Hotaru would have a loving big brother with her, and Adon would have his entire chest caved in, clinging to his dear life. But this was a universe where nobody was a winner, and the whims of the universe was just a long, endless downward spiral.And as that palm comes, Adon channels the utter bleakness of the universe as he places both hands upon the forearm of the warrior. Gato was too far into his guard to block, to even side step, to even push away.The unstoppable momentum could enver be stopped. A normal fighter could endure the unstoppable wave, or he could try and disrupt it. But only a man as arrogant as Adon would look upon a force of nature like this, sneer at its righteous wrath, and use all the unbreakable forward force to push off the very punch, using it as a pivot as the former Emperor takes to the skies. And as smooth as the wind, Adon was already sideflipping just over him.
The Jaguar's sneering visage only inches away from pure hate.
"Oh, is the PUSSYCAT having a WITTLE FIT?" The Emperor jeers heartily as he lashes out his hands towards the man's shoulders. Should he latch upon the man, he would carry the aerial momentum with him to whip Gato around with him. To pull him off his very feet, to bring him around. And right into the very heart of his Jaguar float, he would hurl Gato down. Through the wire frame and paper mache of his float, down into the depths of the tarpaper roofing.
All with the high pitched cackling to play as his eulogy.
COMBATSYS: Adon successfully hits Gato with Jaguar Throw EX.
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Gato 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Adon
Gato can barely really register what is going on at the moment. He wants to break Adon; twist him in half like a stack of kindling with a chorus of loud pops and cracks. He had never really come to terms with the darkness within him, and right now Adon is hurling on loads of oil. To say he is somewhat... unstable in this state is an understatement, but the Emperor of Muay Thai is a master when it comes to handling the fires he creates. Eyes widen in surprise, and he just roars somewhat impotently while wrung around with such vicious ease. Crashing upon the top of the float, he hurtles through the empty center and then lands, heavily, upon the roof of the building. A spray of blood leaves his mouth, ribs aching heavily from the kick, head ringing from the blow at the forefront of the battle. But still, he only sees red. Drawing himself back upright, his internal chi continues to surge outwards. Muscles bulge, veins prominent as he glares up. And then stamps down, hard enough to send an explosion of tarpaper and concrete in all directions. Blurring upwards, he then unleashes an uppercut with all his force; blowing through the portion of hapless jaguar that Adon was standing on, regardless of how it might turn out. There's probably not much that can stop that particular display of basic physics. "RAAAUGH!!"
COMBATSYS: Adon dodges Gato's Ura Fuu-Ga.
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Gato 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Adon
There was nothing Adon could do.
Nothing, except ignoring it.
Adon doesn't actually ignore it, no. But as he sends Gato hurtling down to the surface, he is already staring down the gaping hole of the float. Adon was fueling this mans passion, his rage, his anguish, his futility. He would take this mans hate, fear, and tears, and brew it into a wine with which he would drink. This man's suffering was an indulgence to the former Emperor. A pleasure. A sin.
And one he was growing more and more drunk from.
Adon could see Gato was a living flame, one that was swiftly burning up before he was burning out. As the explosion comes, the Emperor is already leaping away, breaking into a flip over the remains of his float. Gato's frenzy was already roaring to him, giving the true Jaguar of Muay Thai no respite. Blow after blow is unleashed, aiming to tear the arrogant fallen king asunder.
But Adon wasn't going to let Gato have his cupcake.
Each frantic blow is met with a side step of the feet, or a parry of the arms. Adon was constantly moving, constantly keeping just outside the reach of the man. Adon was on the defensive, yes, but he wasn't trading blows now. He was simply playing keep away with Gato, a jungle cat toying with his prey. "Heeeeey pussy pussy" The Former Emperor suddenly whispers loudly. "Heeeeey Pussy pussy" He repeats, before making a kissing sound, beckoning for Gato to come in. When the assault comes, Adon nimbly hops away, luring Gato off the Jaguar and towards the fencing. "Come here, pussycat." He states sweetly as the last attack comes... and promptly, Adon takes to the air. Front flipping towards Gato, the Emperor's foot suddenly arcs, aflame with orange energy. Raising the heel high up, he finally attacks the Kenpo artist, returning the frantic assault with a single, crushing heel drop right to the center of the man.
%"JAGGA KEEK!"
"... Pussy Pussy."
COMBATSYS: Gato endures Adon's Jaguar Kick.
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Gato 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Adon
Gato is pretty much dancing at the proverbial strings of Adon right now; his simplistic thrusts and strikes are easily seen through, caring only about the amount of force which is leveraged behind them. Sure, the air sings with sharp cracks and snaps, kicking up debris and even tearing into the float with only his missed assaults, but that does little if it cannot make contact. He can still see little, beyond that cackling specter dancing out of sight. Blow after blow hits only empty air. It might have continued for some time, as he simply recklessly wore himself out. ...If not for the sudden assault. The blazing kick crashes down and strikes into his shoulder. But Gato can only see opportunity; a chance to once more drive home his rage. Again, he makes his stance rigid, if anything only absorbing the blow and making it more effective. Although his fist is already whirling through the air, his arm seeming rather larger and more muscled then at the start of the fight. Indeed, pushing well past his limits, he can feel ligaments strain and muscles tear. But it's worth it, for those ounces of more power. If he strikes into Adon, the intent is to send him blowing away, only to follow up with an explosive short hop, whirling out his left hand with a snarl to let loose a second strike towards his face. He's barely up right now... and doesn't even seem to realize it!
COMBATSYS: Gato knocks away Adon with Shin-Ga.
- Power hit! -
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Gato 1/---====/=======|=======\===----\1 Adon
"Oh, pussycat is saaaaad?"
Adon's teasing voice drifts in the air as he breaks for a land, off-balance for his assault. As the surge back comes, Adon attempts to endure the assault just as Gato endured his. As each hits comes, he spits back at the man, struggling to power through the attack. He didn't even tense up his body. After all, Adon was the greatest Muay Thai had to offer. Sneering, he puffs out his chest as the power comes.. "Poor pussy. Come on, pussy pussy, hit me. Hit me HARDER!".
And then, Gato hits him harder.
The second hit is what sends Adon flying. Knocking him off his feet, the former Emperor's eyes go wide. His face was swelling, his jaw hanging slack. Both from surprise, and from the shattered jawbone. It was an open secret of Adon's glass jaw; strikes to the face had a notorious reputation for bringing Adon to the floor. But Adon wasn't sailing for the floor. He collides hard into the fencing. The fencing was all part of Adon's scheme. A wall for him to rebound off of. But the fencing gives way from the sudden force, and as a gasp erupts from the crew (as well as a few cheers), the fencing gives way. Over the lip of the parapet, Adon falls with the broken fencing, screaming at the top of his lungs.
""AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuugh"
And then silence.
For a moment, there is nothing. The judge looks warily at the edge. This was.... this was a terrible accident. 60 stories. No man could survive that fall. A distance shattering of glass, however, perks up his ears. But no Adon still. Nothing. The judge shakes his head, raising an arm up. "... It seems..." He begins, as the EMT begins to mobilize towards the elevator, in case by some miracle, Adon survived. "... That the winner is... Ga-"
And like the spectre in Gato's mind, Adon rises back from over the edge of the tower.
Clinging to the warped segment of fencing, the Emperor runs up alongside the hotel wall, hurling himself through the air as he reaches the apex. The grin was still there. But the mockery had left his eyes. The Fallen Emperor had finally been bit by the lion he had teased. But where some might learn their lesson, Adon was only here to teach them. It was time for Gato's examinations; he had done poorly on his tests.
But lets see how he would handle his final.
"JAAAAGGAAAAA!" Was the scream as Adon releases his grip from the fence. Launching through the air, the Emperor attempting to unleash an aerial takedown of Gato, screaming like a rocket towards the frenzied man. Should he manage to catch him or not would not stop the next frantic assault from the emperor; where the EMperor would simply smash his fists, arms, and elbows into the Kenpo warrior. Again and again the smashes would come, the Emperor unleashing the full speed of Muay Thai. Whether Gato was on his feet for the blitz of assaults.
Or on his back, like a proper Kenpo student.
COMBATSYS: Adon blitzes into action and acts again!
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Gato 1/---====/=======|======-\-------\0 Adon
COMBATSYS: Adon successfully hits Gato with Jaguar Crunch.
- Jagga Hit! -
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Gato 1/=======/=======|=======\-------\0 Adon
COMBATSYS: Gato endures Adon's Jaguar Stab.
! VENGEANCE !
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Gato is... happy. When his brutal blow into Adon's face sends him flying away and shatters through a fence, he's happy. He is fully aware that such would be a fatal endeavor, but at this point, that is acceptable to him. The truly monstrous depths to this, the gift that was given to him by the Muay Thai Jaguar, will last long past this battle despite the fact he managed to survive. Slowly he exhales, standing tall with closed fists at his hips. But then he returns. Like some terrible jaguar-cat he came back, not even the very next day. He thought he was a goner, but the cat came back. He JUST WOULDN'T STAY AWAY. He did attempt to move away from the driving kick... but it strikes into his chest with terrific force. Eyes go wide, and blood spatters out to stain the front of Adon's chest. A pivoting foot keeps him upright, as blackness rushes through his head.
~~~
He is back in the hazy forests surrounding the Futaba estate. A tall, dark shadow is repeatedly striking him with jabs, when he is already bruised and beaten.
"You aren't mad enough...! If you fall without even striking me, then don't expect food tonight!"
"F,Father, stop... stop it...!!"
"YOU WON'T HIT ME... UNLESS YOU TRULY WANT ME TO DIE!!"
~~~
It was then that Gato learned the technique he is using now. Eyes flash open, as the brutal onslaught of blows strikes into his body. But resolution keeps him upright; even as inch by inch he is driven backwards, his stance spreads suddenly. Sheer instinct, movements practice for thousands of hours, have taken over his body. He is already unconscious... the cackling Adon is only striking a puppet, raised since childhood to be a bundle of martial arts and nothing more. A sharp exhale empties every bit of air from him as bruises crack into his iron form, again and again.
"TEN-RYUU..."
Gato then strikes out with his fist. In the blink of an eye it is over. But were it to strike Adon's body, then he would fully feel the true power of a secret technique. His fist is going so fast, and so hard, it will not stop immediately on hitting. Only a split second afterwards, regardless of success, does a kinetic shockwave erupt out.
"RETSU-KIBA...!!"
The float beneath him shatters, and the broken Gato, eyes now whited out, falls down into the darkness within, shaped by a new demon that will be cackling madly in his thoughts for a long time to come.
COMBATSYS: Gato can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Adon endures Gato's Ten-Ryuu Retsu-Kiba!
! VENGEANCE !
*KNOCKED AWAY*
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Violence.
Pure violence. That is the only thing that describe everything that Adon unleashes upon Gato. The judge staggers back in utter shock as blow comes unto blow. The bruises turn into splashes of blood, as Adon just tears into the Kenpo Warrior like a wildcat. "Ha ha..." The Former Emperor begins, building into a cascade of shrill, maniacal laughter. "HA HA! HAHAHAKYAHAHKHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA"
"HAAAA!"
"HAAAAA!"
"JAAAAGGAAAAAAA!"
Limbs drenched in the blood of his victim, Adon knew that victory was here. He had claimed Gato for his own. He PUNISHED him for DARING to come back to the Emperor. But as Gato springs to life, that gleam in the eye told that he wasn't done. Not Gato, no. But ADON was not finished. The blow comes, striking Adon in the chest. The Emperor tightens his entire form, flexing the whole of his body. He was smiling when Gato collapses. He was smiling when the explosion comes, exposing his muscle, his very bone in a flash of blood. For a lesser fighter, it could very well be a mortal blow. For Adon? A certainly gruesome crippling? Why would Adon endure such an offense?
For cruelity's sake.
For the last words.
For a sense of smugness.
As Adon collapses to his knees, soaked in both the blood of Gato and himself, he continues to sneer. Leaning towards Gato, he gives him a epitiath. Last words to haunt him in his fears, in his hopes, in his dreams, in his nightmares."I let you hit me, Gato." Came the hiss from the wounded Jaguar "If I truly relied on others, I would have crushed you. To take the win. But I know that I truly won... and you know that you truly lost. I took that hit on purpose. You are a loser. You are weak. You are...."
"A pussycat."
And with that, Adon passes out on the tarpaper roofing.
DKO
COMBATSYS: Adon takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Adon can no longer fight.
Log created on 11:38:31 06/25/2012 by Gato, and last modified on 10:44:35 06/26/2012.