Description: Igniz and Kyo are manipulated into a chance encounter. Although Igniz is not particularly interested in a fight, he's far too punchable and annoying for Kyo to pass up. Still, the God is willing to pass on some potential information despite it all...
Shrine's deserted... that's not like Chizuru. Kyo could practically feel the lack of presence the moment he stepped on the grounds. Were he were of a caring person he'd probably be worried about it; instead, he's just... irritated, clearing the doors, finding the shrine dimly lit with a number of candles.
"The hell... I'm missing a good lunch for this..." Well, or a tournament match, or something. He raises his voice, loud enough to be heard throughout the shrine. "OI! KAGURA! TH' HELL IS THIS!?!" Man, he sounds truly annoyed to even be here. Bad enough to have to come all this way out here...
The Kusanagi heir clutches his right hand into a fist, raising it up, and calling on the flames that are his heritage. They burn a bright orange, a flaming nimbus around his hand that acts as a torch, but he still can't quite see the whole room... so he tosses a gout of flame into the air, forward, to burn as a brief torch. What will be revealed in the illumination?
It doesn't take very long for Igniz, at least, to tell what precisely is going on. Sensors indicate the presence of a very notable individual, and start to go crazy once the Kusanagi flame is used for such a trivial purpose. Having remained hidden himself with the intention of pinning down one of the strange beings that seem to be intertwined with the events of the world, Igniz opts to make his presence known. A sudden wash of intense chi thrums through the old stone, the double doors behind Kyo now filled with the black-clothed divinity that is the herald of NESTS. It whirls around, as if it broke the bonds of gravity so close to Igniz.
"Kyo Kusanagi." he offers in a deep, thrumming voice that echoes. "I see. It appears I have been decieved. Have you...? I would anticipate that this mutual mendacity had the intention of our conflict. After all... I could care less about this supposed tournament."
Arms cross, Igniz hovering slightly above the sacred stones of the shrine. Pulses of energy ripple out, sending pebbles and dirt away in gentle waves. "Presently, you have no scientific merit to me. I will grant you the blessing of leaving this place intact." He literally looks down his nose at Kyo, utterly dismissing him.
Yeah. What are the chances that Kyo, who's had to deal with the annoying fallout from NESTS' invasion of his family bloodline, is going to pass up finally getting a chance to slug the ringleader in the face? And he has such a very punchable face, too...
COMBATSYS: Kyo has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Igniz has joined the fight here as a boss!
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And so a bad day gets worse. Kyo's fists clench even tighter, the flame nimbus around his right hand flaring up as Igniz reveals himself... and says some pretty condescending things. It's certainly true he's been deceived. The feeling of that chi that beat against his back is like a wind, but winds have to blow hard to put a fire out--otherwise they just stoke them. Admittedly Igniz does blow hard, but...
Not hard enough. Suddenly, the fire goes out, drawn back into Kyo's fists, stoking the internal blaze that began with the first syllables out of Igniz's mouth.
"You..." There's a remarkable amount of menace in his voice, a hot anger, as befits the scion of flames. Walk away? From this? In a rat's eye.
"/You/," he repeats, stalking forward, steps almost seeming deliberate. His lips curve into a not-at-all-nice grin.
"Walk away? As if. I /owe/ you somethin', buddy... a /beating!/" On the last syllable out of his mouth his motions go from almost-languid to urgent and immediate; one moment it's a casual step forward, the next, he's crushing the ground with his right foot, using it as a fulcrum point to transfer all his momentum into a left hook aimed for Igniz's body, to be followed by a right hook--the two punches featuring fists ablaze with the Kusanagi flame--and finally an elbow smash for the pit of Igniz's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Kyo successfully hits Igniz with Aragami.
- Power hit! -
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"A beating...? I don't recall ever personally doing anything to you." Igniz mulls, putting his hand on his chin with the other crossed beneath. His brow is furrowed intently, as if trying to figure out what it might be. "Such a pointless gesture... but I suppose, of all those alive, you are most suited to battling a Go--"
Suddenly Kyo is standing directly in front of Igniz, who widens his eyes in surprise. Such speed...! His actual battle experience is minimal, and seeing first-hand the aggressive ferocity of this legendary fighter is one thing. Records indicate he should be able to react to any assault. Those records, however, require him to be fully paying attention.
A single whirling tentacle shifts to intercept, but before it can make it, Kyo's left arm slams home. The second blow strikes him in the face, before the elbow smash sends him hurtling backwards. A statue of a deity shatters beneath him as he crashes within, all four tentacles striking out in tandem to sink into the stone wall.
"...Oh my. Your fires are incalculably more pure than the K' project." follows after a few moments. When he rises, there's an initial illusion that he was uninjured. A bloodied nose or bruise would be expected where that elbow hit his face; but a badly-distorting forcefield appears to be on it's last legs, crackling and popping in bright white shimmers. Smoke continues to slowly rise from his torso, where banded metal has been exposed beneath the fabric.
"But the strength from emotions... yes. It seems I have copied that precisely."
Suddenly his right hand opens. In a motion so casual it seems almost beautiful, a great gout of bright cerulean energy roars into being. And then Igniz twists, hurtling it forward without a grunt. The ball is a good five feet in diameter, sucking air inwards hard enough to shudder the frame of the double doors, ripping one partially loose...!!
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Igniz's Divine Arrow - Air.
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A gritting of the teeth, after the brief pleasure that comes with landing the hit on a man like Igniz. He may be loveable but he's also just so -punchable-... and Igniz can't help running his mouth, which only raises the flames higher in Kyo's anger. "Don't compare me to that reject," snorts Kyo, half-disgusted, half-annoyed. Of course he knows that fighting Igniz is not going to be a walk in the park, but his eyes widen when the master of NESTS so casually generates such a powerful sphere of power.
His first, instinctive response is to raise his arms, crossed at the forearms, absorbing the power inherent in that burst. It shoves him back, even with his feet planted, and the distance he closed on Igniz now has to be regained. Kyo sets about on that path with a quick lunge. He doesn't close to the same distance he did in the opening moments of hte fight, banking instead on the reach of his legs, his longest weapon, as he stops on his left foot, turning and converting his motion into a thrusting side kick targeted at Igniz's sternum.
The tournament's already gone from Kyo's mind--he's focused entirely on his target right now. Despite the fact that he's not using any of the trademark flame in this sequence, he still manages to reference it in his cry of "I'll burn you to a crisp!!" ... doesn't even make sense, does it?
COMBATSYS: Igniz instinctively blocks Kyo's Medium Kick.
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The first thing Kyo might notice once he's driven backwards by that massive ball of energy is... a complete lack of pressure. Indeed, it might only become apparent now, but Igniz does not have even the slightest ounce of bloodlust. His stance is casual and relaxed, simply hovering in place. There seems to be multiple openings to it, and he is not operating in a way that seems to be optimal, in terms of general fighting philosophy. No shift to capitalize on Kyo being kept away, nor even to keep up the pressure that was gained. Indeed, the reason is clear... he doesn't seem to have a fighting style. In the most literal sense.
What he does have, however, is one of the most genius minds in existence. And literal decades spent creating his body into the perfect vessel for sheer power, bolstered by hundreds of scientists and agents all steadfastly working towards the single, unified goal of his ascension...
Three of his tentacles shift up high, as the kick strikes a suddenly formed wall of dark whirling energy. The force causes him to slither backwards, head tilting to the side as the readouts reach him. "Oooh? Even your physical power is commendable... but you left yourself open from below..."
Suddenly the fourth tentacle, aimed low to the ground, flares. Happening much quicker without the need to actually build up the energy first-hand, a blast of swirling chi is launched directly towards Kyo's lower body, attempting to blow his legs out from under him. Arms crossed, two tentacles converge in the same motion, sheathed with burning plasma to coil around his midsection and utilize that opening to /slam/ him down into the ground, sent flying a distance away!
COMBATSYS: Kyo fails to slow Divine Arrow - Ground from Igniz with Yami Barai EX.
- Power fail! -
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Kyo sneers at Igniz as the NESTS leader summons more of that energy and lashes out at him. Time to put the truth into his words! He takes a half-step backwards, flames blazing up around his left arm, Kyo gathering them and preparing to burn through Igniz's tentacles and roast him alive. But Kyo's confidence...
Turns out to be overconfidence. He had underestimated the NESTS leader and, instead of burning him, the flames vanish as those terrifyingly fast tentacles snatch him up by the torso.
It's up, up, up, then down, down, down, Kyo landing heavily, on his left shoulder, the impact shaking the ancient floor of the shrine, taking hung pictures off their hooks. Kyo groans, then rolls forward, pushing back up to his feet. Now he's definitely looking worse for wear, his left arm--the shoulder he landed on--dangling a little until he works it back into place with a deep wince. Nearly dislocated it, that time.
"C'mon, you bastard," grits Kyo through clenched teeth. There's plenty of fight left in him yet, evident in the raised hands, the fierce gleam in those brown eyes.
"You haven't seen the true power of the Kusanagi arts yet!!"
That half-step backwards... yes, the probability for success might have seemed reasonable, but Igniz made sure to shove out with two tentacles at the same motion, delaying a full recovery of Kyo's stance by a half-second. This minute shift in what would have been a solid and proper move turns the forthcoming action into one that's rather less successful. Yet once more, the fangs of the NESTS herald are not bared. He has only moved back to where he was when the combat started, just past the damaged doors of the shrine.
"Oh...? You seem to think that this fight is one with mutual interest." Crackles of lightning go across Igniz, as his forcefield struggles to keep intact and working. "Yet now... I wonder. Those flames of yours... hmm." Suddenly eyes widen in curiosity. "Sealing arts. Yes... I had been so obsessed with the fact they sealed a God, but...!"
Suddenly Igniz opens his arms, and the air roars with his energy. A great pressure of oddly soothing chi, banishing the darkness and casting the entirety in his radiance. Stones begin to slowly float upwards, dust whirling in beautiful arcs, as everything is energized. It's probably mildly rejuvenating even to Kyo, although he probably only takes further offense to it.
A low thrum as energy begins to build up for some unknown purpose. "I am suddenly interested in you again, Kyo Kusanagi. I have a hypothesis. If it is correct, then you might be essential to this global crisis...!!" A smile follows, one that transcends arrogance to the absolute omniscience of a God.
"Of course, you are like K' in one way. You must be beaten down like a dog before becoming complacent. I shall assert my dominance forthwith."
COMBATSYS: Igniz begins to glow with divine radiance.
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Kyo snarls. Like a -dog-... no. He's fought that kind of arrogance before. In truth, he has more than a little of it himself. Could be said that he's not really used to fighting people on his level. Igniz's display is more than just a display, Kyo can tell that. But the casual expression of the mastery of chi that Igniz displays, that would be utterly frightening to lesser fighters, instead inspires a different reaction in Kyo.
"Global crisis, huh? Heard that before. Maybe I am." He's become... if not -comfortable- with the idea that he can, and has, saved the world, at least he recognizes it.
"But if I do get involved, it ain't gonna be under your terms!" As ever, Kyo is stubborn. There might actually -be- merit in working with NESTS, but Kyo's ego, his sense of personal injustice, won't let him even consider the possibility.
As if to show just how unafraid he is of the man's display of chi, Kyo explodes with the same force. His own flame-bright energy laps up around him in undulating waves, a glow creeping up from his feet, an aura that bursts into actual flames as it rises up to his elbows, engulfing his hands.
And in the midst of that, Kyo raises his right hand... and extends a finger. "Assert /this/," he sneers.
COMBATSYS: Kyo burns with the flames of the Kusanagi!
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"My terms? Is is only natural to work beneath your superiors. In what way do you possibly exceed me? Outside irreverence!!"
Suddenly Igniz shifts forward, going on the offensive genuinely for the first time. His right hand shifts, and a long chain suddenly erupts outwards. Whirling up to a stop in front of Kyo, the other man's own flame seems to whirl, as if there was some bubble around Igniz that kept the heat and fury from straying too close...
"I am a patient man, and a forgiving deity..." Suddenly there's a frown, and a stiffening of Igniz' features. "But even I can be grated by your relentless impiety. Indeed, K' is appearing to be more of a success with every word! Now..."
Suddenly energy roars down the length of the chain, and Igniz swings it brutally, two lashes aimed at either side of the other fighter as it whirls upwards. Each not only cutting and shredding, but horribly burning with the plasma-laced energy that roars along.
"KNEEL!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Igniz's Trans-Axial Slice.
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Kyo is forced to... kneel? No. Not this time. Those plasma-laced blades tear at Kyo's flesh, his clothing, but fail to find true purchase, the young man reinforcing his defenses with his inner strength. To be sure, he's bloodied, when the onslaught fades, but the streaks of blood do not diminish the fiery gleam in his eyes. So, he's pissing the 'god' off... that's good. Good.
"You did succeed in one thing," he tells Igniz, almost casually.
"With K'. One thing. 'cause if I know him--if you actually managed to put -any- of me into him--then I know what you did. You built the weapon that will destroy you. And I hope I'm there to see it." He smirks a little.
"That is, if I don't do it myself." Suddenly that casualness is gone, flames bursting from Kyo's hands in rushing torrents, as though he were clutching an outgassing meteor in his hands. The very force of it propels him forward as he unleashes a wave of flame, a gout of energy that sears the air into warping light. His voice, coming from the midst of that roiling inferno, takes on an echo and a depth that was previously lacking, the energy expenditure affecting more than just the flames.
"EAT /THIS!!!/" is the sky-shaking shout from the young Kusanagi as he flings the boiling flames for Igniz, intent on literally charring him out of the universe.
COMBATSYS: Igniz endures Kyo's Orochinagi+.
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"..."
Slowly, Igniz clenches his fist. Somewhere within him, a spark of rage can be felt. Suddenly that chi which felt so serene and peaceful begins to resonate heavily. Stone that had been hovering is obliterated, and the grandiose silver lack darkens to black. Crackling bolts of crimson start to roar around the room, blackening the shrine where it strikes.
"Enough..."
Slowly eyes open, before a great roar of energy blows out in all directions. Pieces of his suit rip away, cables snapping free and hissing strange cerulean energy all around. Rips and tears run through it as the legendary Orochinagi is prepared by Kyo.
"As you wish, insect. I have removed the limiters within my suit. I will taste in your power, and you will taste in mine..." His voice has a strange echoing quality to it, silver hair raising up into the air. Wind starts roaring inwards from all directions, shuddering the entire building as he glows with a dark nebulous aura, that seems to cast a shadow upon the surroundings like the world itself was eclipsed.
And then the great, annihilatory efforts of Kyo are sent full-force upon Igniz. He vanishes in the wave of crimson, which fills the room. Canceling out that darkness he cast, whirling against it and sealing it away. For a few moments it seems that such is the end...
Before billowing forth, straight at Kyo, is the God of NESTS once more. He is horribly singed, revealing much of the metal contoured suit hidden under his grandiose robes, naked tentacles shifting up. The flames slowly darken and vanish in a nimbus around him as he passes, thrusting out his right hand to catch Kyo by the neck.
"HERE IT IS, MORTAL. IT IS OVER, AS YOU SO DESIRED... I SHALL CAST YOU DOWN FROM HEAVEN!!"
If he succeeds, a strength that belies the lithe form of Igniz would hurtle himself and Kyo into the great wall, blowing through the shrine's altar and then striking the side of the building hard enough to half-cave it in... before the Judgement would begin in earnest...!
COMBATSYS: Igniz successfully hits Kyo with #Brutal God Project EX+#.
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Kyo is slammed into the wall with sufficient force to utterly stun him, stone beginning to fall from the fractured ceiling above. Slipping backwards, both of Igniz' arms shoot out, summoning up those long, chain-bladed whips once more. He then strikes out multiple times, lashing them into Kyo relentlessly with building speed. A meter-sized hunk of stone that flits in the way is severed in half, perfectly as a razor across a piece of paper.
And then all four tentacles at once whirl forwards, dark cerulean-black energy coalescing. A massive blast strikes out, filling the entire room in the roaring burst of plasma-heated chi. The wall is bowing wildly outwards now, multiple cracks showing the shimmering light that struggles in the nimbus of darkness from Igniz' rage.
And then his hand extends, body tense in focus. A crackling, massive orb suddenly erupts into being. There is no charge; one moment there was naught, then the ceiling is ripped off as if a giant plucked it casually between overzealous fingers, sending massive pieces of debris hurtling into the blackened sunlight. A few moments later it begins to orbit the huge plasma ball, some that draws too near crackling and turning black before breaking down into dust.
"Fall."
And then he brings it down, engulfing Kyo. The ball begins to pulse, each blast causing a keening, high-pitch CRACK to echo in the air. The first shatters the foundational wall. The second shears a meter-deep crater. The third has formed a massive, crackling ball, almost fifteen feet in diameter...
Before it explodes, sending a wave of annihilatory destruction. Trees are erased, stone snuffed, the terrain wiped clean to only a blackened apocalypse for a good fifty meters. Still, despite the open daylight, the sun seems to be only a dark globe, as whirling chi obfuscates heavily.
And then Igniz drops to a knee, panting heavily, sweat pouring from his body. Systems engage, and in a loud hiss the shadows vanish. His chi is at least partially contained, although he cannot recall ever throwing out the full extent of his strength in such a manner; not even before Kula, to demonstrate K's insignificance. It might be something of an honor.
Kyo is flung out of the conflagration, sailing nearly horizontally, wisps of plasma and trails of dust and debris flying off him. He would arc, but his speed and trajectory is such that he'll hit the wall well before that happens. Fortunately the wall is sturdy--the bone-rattling concussion of Kyo hitting it won't damage it. Kyo slides down, gaining his feet just before hitting horizontal.
His eyes snap open, his bloodied form moving, but not well. That was... probably hardest anyone has -ever- hit him. Ever. Somehow he attains his feet, clearly damaged, his face half-masked in blood. He takes two steps, then hurks, choking, coughing up a glut of blood that gets spat onto the floor.
"... Not... yet..." hisses the young Kusanagi, reaching deep into himself. Incredibly, he begins advancing, those flames roaring high. He flings his left arm down, and a column of flame blasts up at Igniz from the ground. But that's not all--Kyo's body lights aflame, the aura engulfing him, and it seems to strengthen him as he suddenly moves vigorously, driving forward in a left hook punch, afterimages of Kyo's flaming body seeming to follow suit.
The effort leaves him panting as well, desperate for air, for the pain to recede, red branches tearing at his vision.
COMBATSYS: Kyo prepares to take his last stand against Igniz!
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COMBATSYS: Kyo successfully hits Igniz with Mu Shiki.
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There's truly not much Igniz can do in an attempt to defend himself. He brings up his forearms, a shimmering shield of cerulean cracking into place. Consumed by the roaring pillar, the God grits his teeth in his own defiance, for all the benefit that such grants him. He's slammed in the chest, eyes bugging out, skidding backwards two meters before collapsing down to his own knee. The last defenses of his suit short out then, and a spray of blood is coughed up from Igniz himself. The full brunt of Orochinagi had been bad enough... but... he still stands?
"Defiance... always the chaos factor... in evolution. Tenacity. Will. Call it what you want... but such lives on within the very soul." He manages to shakily get to his feet, shifting upright. "Well, then. We're reached the conclusion to our foray. Shall we...?"
And then Igniz slips forward, grunting in pain. Before he sweeps up his left arm, and a great, churning blast of point-blank chi erupts, warbling in place in an attempt to suck Kyo within before hurling him backwards into the battle-churned ground beyond the shattered shrine!
COMBATSYS: Igniz successfully hits Kyo with Void Genocide.
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Defiance. But even defiance cannot force a body so broken and battered that far beyond its limits. Kyo has dealt Igniz some terrible blows... but he's been dealt far worse in return. There's nothing to do--Igniz is upon him before Kyo can even -move-, much less attempt to evade the oncoming onslaught. It's only the last bits of his consciousness that attempt any sort of response, the parts of his fightring mind that work on reflex buried deeper than instinct. As he's flung backwards, a final gout of that defiant flame bursts out towards Igniz.
It seems to propel the now-unconscious Kyo in the opposite direction, hurling him into the depths of the shrine. The leader of NESTS is no trifling matter, and it's sure to be a fight that Kyo will never forget--in feel, if not exact details. The crash that sounds when he hits his landing point is terrific; all that can be seen in that direction is a pile of rubble, dust slowly settling.
COMBATSYS: Kyo can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Igniz blocks Kyo's Yami Barai.
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There's a look of mild desperation on Igniz, when that unexpected last flare of fire is hurtling towards him. He closes his fist, gritting before with a roar summoning a crackling aura of chi. And then thrusts, striking downwards right upon the Yami Barai. It explodes, fire washing over Igniz's body. Smoke billows up from the hole, breath coming slow and ragged. It takes a lot of effort to drag himself upright again. His suit is in shambles, mostly broken and almost every system offline. Energy is leaking out of him in brilliant pulses of streaming cerulean; his reliance on technology a downside, when his willpower is focused on remaining upright.
"A most excellent display... down to the last. To survive my greatest blow and bring me to my knees... I see why I took your stock." Arms raise with a laugh, each footstep taking him closer to the fallen Kusanagi. "Potential! It is your potential. It can evolve in so many ways... limitless possibility. And, if reverse engineered... a power that can seal a God... must surely reveal the power that a God possesses..."
A raised palm is leveraged down, before a burst of kinetic force sends the pile of debris off Kyo. "My hypothesis... is that Magaki is not human." he allows. "That he is a creature... closest, perhaps, to Orochi. Are they Gods? Hmmhmm. If they are, dissecting one will be useful..."
He then slowly hovers upwards, if not so smoothly as at the start. "Well, then. I suggest you investigate this matter yourself... there is someone... I believe I would like to meet." Turning, he then is surrounded in a globe of cerulean light, before bursting off into the distance in a crackle of energy.
Log created on 12:53:09 08/24/2014 by Igniz, and last modified on 18:26:07 08/24/2014.