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Post by hermes on Nov 5, 2008 2:26:45 GMT -5
Zabuza quickly moved in behind his former opponent as the wind broke over her, and headed further inward to destroy the building. He held up his arm, his ghostly blazing lightning covering his arm again. As the wind met his palm, the entire pressure system was consumed in a giant bolt of plasma. Zabuza fell to his knees, holding his hand, which was smoking and slightly black.
"SERIOUSLY!" he screamed at the girl. "I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE!" He took a deep breath, and reasserted control over himself. Then calmly stood up and looked at the young lady levelly. "If you want to pull this crap, do it somewhere else. I don't care if the pair of you have a match, but I will not be a party to damage to the goddamn city or this property." He cracked his knuckles, wincing over his blackened hand. "Fuck, you never even learned the most BASIC of manners did you?" Zabuza was honestly too pissed to be scared. She'd talked right over him, blatantly ignored his question, and tried to destroy a dojo. Dojos deserved respect and reverence for what they represented!
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Nov 5, 2008 10:23:26 GMT -5
OOC: You just made Aquara a super power house =] The wind would've only had a short distance of destructive power, but, I'll let Lee post before I do anything else.
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Post by hermes on Nov 5, 2008 14:18:48 GMT -5
OOC: Dude, you were already inside the house. It still would'a torn shtuff up all to hell. He's a highschool student, he can't afford to fix it yo.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Nov 6, 2008 21:21:11 GMT -5
"Okay, then!" Achenes shouted, bringing her fists up. A grin appeared on her face, her teeth bared. "I think-" Achenes ducked the blow from Aquara's first kick, the wind catching her baggy clothes and spinning her around. Achenes used the spin to roll off of the second strike, moving along it towards Aquara. The knee, being brought into a spin, glanced off of the very corner of Achenes' forehead.
"That you all underestimate me!" she shouted, closing the last bit of distance in a scant moment. She threw herself into a slide under Aquara, blocking an instinctive stomp aimed at her face with her forearms. Transferring her momentum and the force of the blow into a somersaulting kick, she lashed out at Aquara's gut with both feet. After the attack, she spun back to her feet, facing her opponent head-on.
"Not bad at all, though." She raised a sleeve, smearing the blood from her earlier wounds and Aquara's attack around on her forehead.
"Did somebody pee in your Wheaties, kid? Property damage is the first sign that you're having fun. Well, that and needing stitches." Achenes smirked. "If a glass factory was anywhere around here, that'd be just about perfect, right?"
"Anyways, since Marie Antoinette has issues with our barbarism, let's take this elsewhere." Achenes said, turning towards the door. "Any idea on what would be a good spot? Said glass factory was only a humorous suggestion. I can only pay for so many repairs with my bounties."
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Nov 9, 2008 18:52:03 GMT -5
Aquara nodded agreeably. "Why don't we just take this outside... the open space will give us a lot of options." She exited the small dojo, and stepped into the rainy weather outside. "Mmmmh," Aquara said, opening her arms, "it feels so wonderful."
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Post by Tout-Perd on Nov 13, 2008 0:11:00 GMT -5
"The weather can change everything." Achenes smirked, following her new opponent into the downpour. If Zabuza came along with them, that'd be fine, but if he didn't, she could still handle this fight. Against the newbie, she had still been adjusting to fighting another martial artist, but now... Now, she was ready for a real fight.
Taking a low stance, a mist of water kicked up by her every step, Achenes dashed at Aquara. In the last moment before she'd be in range of Aquara's superhumanly powerful kicks, she turned. Leaping away, Achenes landed on the curb at the edge of the parking lot.
"Here goes..." Achenes braced herself against the edge of the concrete, and leapt from it. As she closed the distance, she readied herself for Aquara's counterattack. Shorter limbs meant less reach, and she'd need to either catch Aquara off guard or break through her defense to get a hit in...
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Nov 13, 2008 9:56:11 GMT -5
Aquara smiled at the short girl's dashing speeds. Aquara closed her eyes, smiling; a crazy chuckle could be heard even through the pat-pat-patting of the rain drops. She took Achenes' hit full force, without putting any defense up, or protecting herself whatsoever.
Noting Achenes' almost superhuman powers, Aquara flew backwards in a blur, slamming into the concrete wall of a building. The dust cleared quickly with the rain beating it down. Aquara's head slumped, her hair covering her expression. A drip of blood splattered in the puddle below her, its red color billowing in the new liquid substance.
Aquara stood up, staggering slightly. "Wonderful," she said with a monotone. She lifted her head, the blood running down from her nose. She wiped it off with her wrist and shook her hand, sending the remaining blood onto the ground. "Now, it's my turn!"
Laughing, Aquara jumped backward, expertly planting her feet on a wall, doing an almost gravity-defying jump off of the wall upwards. Removing her coat she threw it down, only to show that she had a short top, with short shorts, nothing really protecting her from any of the punches. Something was different about this leap though, because she was spinning at almost the speed of a tornado. "I learned this one from a show!" Aquara said loudly as she closed in on Achenes. With this velocity and speed, and the momentum from her body spinning, the kick would be astronomically powerful. Aquara extended her right leg, quickly closing in on Achenes' right shoulder. Aquara paid no attention to whether she blocked the attack or not, immediately following up with a second kick, though this kick, slowed down by the first hit, wouldn't have as much power as the first.
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Post by hermes on Nov 16, 2008 21:05:00 GMT -5
"Oh hell, she isn't human!" Zabuza moaned, running forward reluctantly. "I guess I should back up my 'opponent'," he griped, sliding in beside Achenes just before the kick landed, and swinging her out of the way. He used the momentum in the linking of their hands to aim a kick at Aquara's head, then released, and let the momentum fling him a good five feet away from Aquara.
"The hell is this, a superhuman convention?" he yelled, gripping his wrist and pointing his open hand toward the ground. Blazing lightning charged and rippled around it, until it seemed almost like his palm ruptured as the energy collected, and an incandescent blade of blazing lighting ripped outward. It impaled the ground, briefly restricting Zabuza's movement before he pulled it free.
"This is incomplete," Zabuza said, his fear forgotten, "But I call it Blazing Brand." He held out his other hand now, and one of the blazing lightning spheres from earlier filled it. He carefully considered how to use it, for if he did, he'd lose most of he strength. The Blazing Brand, however, was more permanent.
"I guess we're teaming up for now then," he said to Achenes.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Nov 16, 2008 21:30:58 GMT -5
"Just let me get the hang of her movements, and she's dogmeat," Achenes growled, wiping the blood from her forehead again. "You didn't need to save me there, but thanks. Maybe you're a bit better than I thought." She pitched forward, balling her fists under the fabric of her baggy shirt.
"Let's see how you like-" Achenes brought her heel up, and spun around. Smashing her foot into the curb, she knocked a chunk the size of a cantaloupe from it. Sliding her foot under it, she scooped it into the air in an arc over her head. She rotated her hip, kicking with her raised foot. As the chunk of rock flew at Aquara, Achenes rushed in behind it. If Aquara split the concrete or deflected it, she'd use the opening to jump onto whatever limb she had used to strike it, and lauch a kick at her head. If she dodged, Achenes would simply rush into an uppercut aimed for Aquara's throat.
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Nov 17, 2008 19:59:10 GMT -5
Aquara backflipped, and extending both arms outward, she placed both feet on the melon-sized rock. They collided and a force of air blew outward. Aquara spun her body, drilling the rock back at Achenes, though instead of heading back straight at Achenes it was going in a corkscrew motion, its path completely unpredictable. Aquara landed spinning still like a drill and slowly stopped, her head dizzy from the deflection. She stopped, her two opponents now four, and slammed her palm to her forehead "Damn..." she said softly and shook her head, the hazelike apparitions finally conjoining back to one. She stumbled slightly and raised her fists. "I knew I shouldn't have tried those spinning techniques in succession."
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Post by Tout-Perd on Nov 24, 2008 23:35:04 GMT -5
"CRAP!" Achenes turned sideways, redirecting the momentum from her punch. The rock skimmed by her, tearing a swath of fabric from her back. A moment later, blood began oozing from a large gouge it had taken from just below her shoulder. Achenes ignored the pain, and spun around to the far side of Aquara, continuing the footwork her dodge had started her into.
Close... If that had hit, that would've broken at least three ribs. Achenes went low, sweeping her foot around. Aquara's stagger clearly indicated dizziness, and if she was off-balance, a trip to her left leg might leave her unable to launch a good kick with her right at Zabuza. Hopefully, Zabuza would pick up on her intent, and use the opening to either keep Aquara off balance for an attack to her back, or get a solid hit in...
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Dec 14, 2008 14:48:48 GMT -5
Aquara shook her head, her balance starting to come back to her, though in a moment's instance it seemed that her head was headed to the ground once more. She caught herself doing a backflip toward one of the buildings. Barely escaped that one... she thought to herself.
Aquara continued the flips; on her last one, she jumped a bit farther heading toward a wall. She firmly planted her feet into the wall and made Achenes her main target in this fight. She pushed off the wall, the bricks shattering from the force used to push herself at Achenes. Aquara came down with a heel, and her opponent expertly dodged it, leaving a hole in the pavement where she planted her heel. She came around again, this time unleashing a flurry of fast kicks - but not just fast, her legs were almost going at blinding speeds, only visible by a blur. She used her right leg, and switched instantly to her left, letting out twenty or more kicks in what was seemingly seconds at a time, each kick gaining in power.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 31, 2008 0:29:48 GMT -5
"Y'know, kid, if you have some qualms about striking a distracted opponent, or hitting them from behind-" Achenes dodged the first heel drop easily, gritting her teeth despite the lack of effort. Such an easy attack only meant one of three things from an opponent this strong- Either she was winding up for a bigger, nastier attack, or she was leading her into a trap, or, the worst option, both.
"Now would be the time to overcome them!" Achenes ducked the first kick, and twisted out of the way of the second. The third and fourth skimmed her ribs, each scuffing at her through her layers of clothes, but leaving nothing worse than mild bruises. The initial kicks had let Aquara zero-in on Achenes, however, and the next one was straight at the center of the redhead's chest.
She clamped her forearms around the foot and let the momentum throw her back slightly, the impact sending her feet skidding across the wet pavement. The next two kicks were barely short, and the three after that were so close that even when dodging, the wind still gave Achenes slight lacerations. The girl moved suddenly, shifting to her left, and pushing off of the next kick as it shot by. It was at this point that Aquara changed legs, and Achenes took advantage of that moment to adjust her posture and prepare for the punishment.
She began moving more quickly, trying to match Aquara's inhuman pace. Her adrenaline beginning to truly flow now, forced into action by the pain of the accumulated wounds, Achenes began dodging much more competently than before. Left, right, down- Each movement came to her smoothly, pure instinct. A low kick shot at her, aimed for her crouching form after she had ducked one of the kicks. Achenes threw her body into a tightly controlled flip, barely evading the blow that smashed the pavement.
Landing on her feet again, Achenes promptly fell backward, Aquara's foot against her guard. She rolled to the side, letting the attack pass by, and sprung to her feet again. The pause taken to arise left her wide open for attack, however, and Aquara's kick sent Achenes flying back.
Achenes rolled three times, head over heels, and only barely caught herself against the wall of the building. She tumbled back to her feet, and cautiously watched Aquara. Her left hand went to where the blow had struck, at the bottom of her ribcage on the left side. The area was already incredibly painful, clearly bruising up almost immediately. If she hadn't shifted away from the blow at the last second, her ribs on the side would have been shattered.
She took a moment to catch her breath, hoping that Zabuza could cover for her. She needed to get focused again before charging back after the woman.
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Jan 3, 2009 12:53:30 GMT -5
Aquara stared at the injured Achenes, and chuckled slightly, "Listen," she stated with a wise-stern voice. "I know that you're faster than that, more powerful..." Aquara looked at her scuffed hands, "You can do better." She peered at the girl, with a smile. "And I am going to help you!"
Aquara charged forward, her fists drawn back, grasping each other. She stopped midway between herself and Achenes, slamming them into the ground, sending a shockwave of cement and debris toward the red-headed fighter.
OOC: short, crappy, but it appears as if Zabuza has left the fight.
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Post by hermes on Jan 3, 2009 16:25:53 GMT -5
Zabuza was, quite suddenly, standing in front of Aquara. His foot quickly hit the ground at the same time her fists did, and a huge explosion of dust erupted from the centerpoint - the space between his foot and her fists. He had, somehow, instinctively cancelled her attack out. "You don't know her, you don't know me. Do not judge us," Zabuza said, scowling. He actually looked rather angry.
"Go take a break over there," Zabuza said, thrusting his fist forward. It stopped about an inch from Aquara's head, but hurricane winds continued to buffet her backwards in a short surge of strength. Zabuza shook his fist, which had cuts in it from where the wind had erupted, and then shook his head as well.
"The hell is even the point of this?" he vaguely wondered aloud. More property damage, more gouges in the Earth. Probably fun for kids, but the trees probably wouldn't appreciate having their roots exposed. He shrugged, giving in to the hopelessness of the situation. They seemed to lack a sense of empathy toward the situation they were creating. "Heroes are selfish," he muttered under his breath.
He followed the wind he'd pushed Aquara with, his fist burning with a very respectable amount of electrical energy. He jumped, and brought his fist down at the top of her head. The ground beneath the attack exploded in heat and light, chunks of rock flying everywhere as dust clogged the air. The minor shockwave buffeted Achenes' hair and clothing around her, and at ground zero Zabuza's hand wrappings vaporized instantly.
When the dust cleared, Zabuza was standing in the crater, and he looked different. Calmer, somehow, as though his eyes accepted everything they saw. He was covered in his odd burning electrical energy, and his eyes darted, swiftly but with a sense of calm, searching for Aquara.
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Jan 9, 2009 1:27:25 GMT -5
Aquara folded her arms, bracing for the shocking attack. She was slammed downward, her feet slamming farther into the earth and cement. She gritted her teeth; she could feel the electricity running through her body, and escaping through the ground, and dissipating.
"I may not know you," Aquara said angrily, "but I can see potential when I am looking at it square in the eye," she stated, glancing at Achenes. Aquara began spinning on the ground, and jumped up in the air, her body spinning with great force. She threw her arms outwards and stopped suddenly, her target now Zabuza, the one with the electrical attacks. She landed softly, at the edge of the crater created by the attack.
"Though, I see I have my hands full on this one - I might actually have to fight a little harder." Aquara cracked her neck and loosened her shoulders. She took a couple quick hops and loosened her body. "Now, it is time for a fight," she said, laughing. Aquara sprinted full tilt at Zabuza, closing distance quickly. Aquara made a great leap in the air, gaining velocity and height. Spinning around, she used great momentum from her speed to bring down a devastating kick, that would send one flying if it were to connect. It was risky, but it was just a test hit to see where the enemy would go. "I hope I don't mess this up," she said quietly, her kick closing in.
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Post by hermes on Jan 10, 2009 3:05:23 GMT -5
Zabuza didn't avoid the kick, or even block or catch it. He simply pushed out his hand, guiding the kick into the ground beside him, and slid fluidly into a stance. His leg in front of her, he gave her a light push on the back, sending her stumbling over, his leg following her unbalanced attack.
He took two quick, sliding steps back, almost seeming as though he was gliding. He pointed straight at her arms, to the tiny cuts embedded in them. "You are mistaken, I'm not a thunder element user. I'm Wind and Thunder, and they aren't separate," he said wearily. The kick really had been powerful, but counters seemed to be a more effective method against the powerful woman. For some reason, quite suddenly, he could see that clearly.
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Jan 13, 2009 23:02:26 GMT -5
Aquara let herself fall to the ground, but caught herself with her hands, and delivered a powerful mule kick to her assailant. "Foolish," she said with a slight smirk, in the midst of her attack, "you honestly think that I am naive enough to fall for such a simple trick!" She spun her body around, extending her legs into a split, and becoming a miniature helicopter, her hands spinning her on the ground. Twisting her legs and body, she was suddenly in an upright position.
"I am Aquara, I am an elite martial artist, I know something from everything, I am not going to let someone like you beat me..." Aquara said balling her fists. She rushed forward, flipping forward, bringing a powerful heel to the top of Zabuza's head. She assumed that she hit, but it didn't much matter. She did a backflip kick; before her heel even touched the ground, she grabbed the ground, spinning around on her hands, aiming kicks for the head again, and came back around aiming for the shins this time, doing somewhat of a break dance maneuver. She kicked off the ground, and flew through the air, landing expertly farther away from her opponent and getting a good look at the situation that she had created.
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Post by hermes on Jan 15, 2009 0:45:26 GMT -5
"I'm no fool," Zabuza said, in a careful measured voice. The after-image she'd been beating on disappeared; Zabuza had been in her shadow the entire time. "I'm well aware I can't seriously hurt you, monster that you are. But you shouldn't say you've mastered something you haven't even begun to learn." He took two loping steps back, distance once again opening up between them. "I won't make the same sort of foolish claim, I've only begun to learn the applications of the Shadow Dance technique."
His neck twitched, like he would've liked to shake his head, but he dared not take his eyes off her. "Not only that," he continued, "but you've taken something that you insisted was meant to be lighthearted, and make it personal. If you really insist on continuing this idiocy, I think myself and Achenes together could take you down."
He scowled, and a harsh edge entered his voice. "So just stop, before things become unnecessarily violent."
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Jan 22, 2009 12:39:15 GMT -5
OOC: This topic is tiring, Aquara is just being downplayed.
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Post by hermes on Jan 24, 2009 4:15:29 GMT -5
OOC: Aquara is playing around, Zabuza is pissed off now, and its two on one. You can either get serious, or she can stop being so rude to the pair of them. I don't really mind either way, I know you haven't tapped Aquara's real power, if she was moving at max speed and strength, she'd probably be about 5 times as strong as Zabuza and twice as fast, technique aside.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jan 26, 2009 1:48:54 GMT -5
"You see, that's where the problem is..." A voice echoed from above them, clearly that of Achenes. There was a crash as the light from the nearest streetlamp hit the sidewalk, jarred loose by a figure landing on top of its curved form. The girl, balanced on a surface the size of a desert plate, shifted her weight, and readied herself.
"Personally, I believe that unneccessarily violent should be the default setting for everyday life. At least, my own. It feels good, freeing. I don't care about getting hurt. Me? I'm nothing, at least nothing that I worry about. And I figure, if I'm fighting somebody, hey, that's just injuries that other people won't be getting."
"I know the sort of potential I have. I might never be a beast like you, or throw lightning bolts, but-" Achenes lept up from her perch, flying another ten feet up and into position directly above Aquara. She threw her weight forward, tucking into a front flip, and as she fell, extended her heel and put as much force into the blow as she could muster.
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Jan 27, 2009 17:59:35 GMT -5
Aquara stepped to the side, Achenes' kick scraping her forehead, and drawing blood. The warm blood ran down the bridge of her nose, the rain washing it away as quickly as it came, staining the ground below her with the red.
Aquara rushed forward, flipping through the air, bringing her right heel down to Achenes' head, and flipping back up, bringing both feet upward, and repeating, again and again, flowing expertly, one by one with deadly accuracy, and medium power. At the last bit she grabbed the ground with her feet, spinning around for more kicks, and swinging down for a final shin kick, finishing her attack, she rolled backward, and then pushed herself upward.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Feb 25, 2009 3:31:37 GMT -5
"Whoa!" Achenes bent back, the foot tearing past her face by mere inches. As Aquara went to perform another flip kick, Achenes threw herself forward, catching the blow with both hands. Analyzing its speed and trajectory, she jumped up, using its force to throw her into the air again. The brawler noted Aquara continuing her series of attack flips, the first aimed directly at her.
"Not quite!" Achenes twisted aside, Aquara's foot scraping her hip. Using the force from the grazing strike, Achenes spun quickly, landing on her hands and knees. She tucked into a roll, escaping catching the woman's next flip kick to the ribs. She bounced to her feet, slipping behind Aquara. The next flip carried her over Achenes, buying the girl a moment to catch her breath.
She spun around Aquara, hoping that the movement into her blind spot would force the woman to take a moment to correct her angle. However, the genius simply twisted about the moment her palms hit the earth again, and struck Achenes in the right arm with the next flip. Achenes went spinning away, this time not controlling her path, and crashed into the pavement for a moment. Lights flashed in her vision as she slammed chin-first into the asphalt.
Aquara's next flip struck her again, and sent her petite frame tumbling across the parking lot like she had been hit by a truck. A fine mist of water flew up in the path, and Aquara tore through it in pursuit of her target. She went to strike Achenes again with her next flip, and-
"Heh," Achenes grunted, grabbing Aquara's feet and letting it carry her over the woman. She let go at the peak of the attack, landing on her feet a short distance away. She ducked the spin kicks that Aquara transitioned into, and leapt over the low kick at the end of the attack string.
"Full force, no mercy, huh? That's terrific. It's what I wanted to fight in the first place, really," Achenes took a few steps back, keeping her eyes on Aquara.
"Still, it's not enough. I want to face you at your strongest. The best hit you can dole out. You and me, one hit each. If we can still fight after that, we keep going... But I think you might have to take a hospital break after I finish with you..." Achenes grinned devilishly, seemingly ignorant of her blood-spattered state. Her eyes were glimmering with a dangerous light, almost a predatory-looking bloodlust.
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Post by Albatross Trevelyan on Feb 25, 2009 10:49:45 GMT -5
Aquara slammed her foot into the water, the cement cracking outward, the center point being her heel. “One hit,” Aquara said, wiping the blood off of her nose. “You're good, but you wouldn’t survive a full-force attack from me.” Aquara smiled, revealing her complete fighting insanity, shrugging her shoulders, “Eh, its your funeral girl…”
Entering a fighting stance, she prepared to let out a full-forced kick, a kick that would be aimed at the abdomen, so as not to hit any vitals. I don’t wanna kill the poor girl, Aquara thought to herself. Tension began building around the martial artist, her wet blue hair, glowing slightly in the moonlight, puddles below her, turning red with blood from her scrapes on her hands and knees.
“You ready?” Aquara said, rushing Achenes.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Mar 11, 2009 0:13:47 GMT -5
"I always am!" Achenes snapped back, flinging her arms wide. She took an open stance, not bothering to raise them to guard. Her eyes locked onto Aquara's right foot, tracking its movement with the utmost in precision. She inhaled sharply, balling her left hand into a fist and leaning forward ever so slightly.
Here we go, Achenes. One on one, last blow... We've gotta pull off the ultimate technique this time. If not, she's going to destroy me with the kick.
The pain... That wouldn't be so bad, really. But losing to her? NO.
Here it comes, girl. This is what your style is named for, the winning blow at the brink of death... the Edge of Calamity... Hiyari-Hatto... Achenes saw Aquara's foot streaking toward her, almost as if it were in slow motion. The air rushing before her tore through Achenes' shirt at the point of impact, slashing her skin and drawing a spurt of blood. Achenes gritted her teeth against the pain, still not striking. There was the faintest brush of touch, the split second between contact and Aquara destroying more organs than Achenes could count on one hand.
"REVERSE!" By the time Achenes had finished speaking, her blow had already connected. When Aquara's kick had struck her, the impact seemingly dissipated instantly as Achenes launched into a blow too swift for even her own eyes to follow. She struck Aquara in the ribs on her left side, the other having only enough time for her eyes to widen in reaction before getting flung away like a ragdoll. The genius shot backwards, a blur, and smashed into the dojo wall without stopping. Directly following the first impact, there was a second one.
"Whew..." Achenes exhaled, letting her head hang. Her left fist was still outstretched, scraps of fabric from her sleeve and gloves still fluttering through the air around her. Bits of brick, pulverized by having Aquara flung through them, trickled to the rain-soaked sidewalk. The dust and building interposing made it impossible to discern what had happened to Aquara, but it was evident that Achenes was beyond caring, anyways.
"Heh... Heh..." Achenes drew back her fist, and took an impartial look at it. The skin had been blown away from each knuckle, leaving a mess of blood and bone protruding from the remains of her shredded gloves. She took the other sleeve of her outfit, and began wrapping the wound the best that she could manage.
"I'm guessing that tells me the gap right there. I throw back one of her blows, and it almost destroys my arm..." Achenes smiled bitterly, and tore the fabric away from her shirt. She pulled a knot tight, and then looked to Zabuza.
"Sorry to be leaving, but I think I might want to get this patched up before it gets infected... Tell your masters that I give you my one-hundred percent approval. Not... Not bad at all. In a little while, you'll be head and shoulders above the rest of us." Achenes smirked, and gave a thumbs-up with her good hand.
"And for you, psycho-woman, if you can still hear me... I'm sorry to be calling it quits, but I assure you-" Achenes strode up to the hole her attack had left in the wall.
"This isn't the end of things. Until I can beat you... Then, I'll be satisfied. So, next time you see me, remember that. You're the one I have to outdo if I hope to ever get any better. So, take your status as the bar I set, and do with it what you will. We'll meet again." And with that, Achenes turned away, and began walking into the darkness. She raised her left hand, and waved goodbye without even looking back.
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