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Post by Sara Gallagher on Jan 30, 2010 13:47:26 GMT -8
As Sara ran she heard the wall behind her explode. At this point, she turned, bringing her fists up in front of her just in case. But apparently, there was no need, at least for now. There was a hole in the wall where he had gone through it. And not a very big hole either. It was like a holepuncher had just knocked out that one small area. Slowly, she let her hands drop, wondering if he was ok and if she should risk following him. She took a few tentative steps forward, crouching to see better through the hole.
"Come on in the waters fine..."
Ah... Well that solved that problem. He was fine, but was he actually in the water? She hadn't heard a splash, but she didn't know if she would because of the wall. Frankly, she thought going through that hole was one of the stupider things to do. For once, she was winning this fight, and amazingly as well. If she could just keep this up... Keep him guessing... Keep him on his toes, then she would be fine. She couldn't risk walking into a trap.
And she needed to act quickly. "Oh really?" she called back to him. "Not to cold?" As she called back, trying to buy time she was glancing around the room. There had to be another way into the pool area. The locker rooms connected to the pool for easy access to showers and changing. So where was the... THERE! A smile touched her lips as she spotted the door.
She quickly, and as quietly as possible ran to the door. Before she opened it though, she had to make a decision. Into the pool, or fight? As it stood, she was getting blows in, but nothing that hurt him majorly. She needed to get closer. And getting wet would probably protect her slightly better from his flames. So into the pool it was...
She took a quick breath, steadying herself, then..
1...2...3...
GO!
She rammed her shoulder into the door and flew through it into the pool area. She would have come out on the same wall he had gone through, but about a dozen feet over. Immediately, she ran for the edge of the pool and a few feet from it, brought her arms up for a shallow dive into the water, not knowing what end she was at.
Had everything gone to plan, she would come up in the center of the pool, wiping hair from her face and water from her eyes and treading water as she turned to face him. "Oh yeah... Water's great... Why don't you come join me? Or is your head ringing still?" She would begin to do a little doggie paddle, trying to convince him to come in. "'Cuz... you know... if you're hurting that bad, you should probably stay out. Sit on the side lines... You have taken quite a beating..." She tired to keep her eyes on him, hoping something she said pissed him off enough to come in.
OOC - Posts till next burst - 0
Strength: 206
Dexterity: 276
Charisma: 71
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Jan 30, 2010 14:07:24 GMT -8
She... ran into the pool. Well that was interesting enough for Matrim as he simply watched and turned as she jumped in. He was confused whether or not the fight was over. All she did was run into the water.... what would that do? After all a few minutes in there with Matrim and she'd begin to boil.....
Oh well...
"Oh yeah... Water's great... Why don't you come join me? Or is your head ringing still? 'Cuz... you know... if you're hurting that bad, you should probably stay out. Sit on the side lines... You have taken quite a beating..."
He lunged at her, leaping off the edge of the pool with his right leg raised high, aiming for his left foot to go into the pool first, slightly in front of her, and aiming to bring that right leg down against her head to try and cause her to get some water coughed up. After all, that could easily end the fight... and if he was lucky the water would slow her down quite a bit.
If he missed or if she took it but didn't get knocked out, no big deal. He'd be able to mess her up in the water. Not to mention, four arms to swim with? Oh yeah.... this was going to be fun....
>>>3
(OOC: Strength : 442
Dexterity: 310
Constitution: 224
Charisma: 187 (+2)
Posts of Continuous Use: 7)
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 13:29:32 GMT -8
His movement was so quick she nearly missed it. He leapt off the edge of the pool, coming down feet first into the water. Instinctively, she went down. She didn't want to try to swim away, and she doubted that she would be able to move quick enough in the water to get out of the way, so she simply sucked in a deep breath and went under just as he hit the water.
Her qi and water was interesting. Under water, there was no air. Instead of air circling her body, the water flowed over her, constantly moving and swirling her hair annoyingly. It did help her move faster in the water, but it was the burst that was the most interesting. She had done it once before to him, when he had named her a dragon, but he hadn't been on fire that time.
Once under water, when she felt the water stir above her head as his other leg came under, she burst. The leg still hit her, but that was fine, it only guaranteed he'd take the burst. A trail of bubbled left her mouth as she let out a cry under the water, and then the water exploded with her burst, a circular tidal wave erupting from above her. The water under the surface exploded outwards and downwards as well, her burst no longer of air, but of water simply because of the pool.
She let herself be carried away from him with the moving water and then surfaced a few feet away from him, sucking in air as she turned and began to swim towards the edge of the pool, grabbing the side and trying to haul herself out of the water.
OOC - Posts till next burst - 2
Strength: 206
Dexterity: 276
Charisma: 65
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 14:04:30 GMT -8
As he dropped and connected he felt a burst, and immediately anywhere where her Qi and water touched extinguished his flames, leaving quite a strange patter of flames still on his body as he was sent flying away, skidding across and into the water. He hit bottom and bounced up, resurfacing as his other flames died out, his Qi ending. He wasn't going to be able to do much in this state except pull himself out of the pool at the end by the hole.
Coming up over the side he felt weaker, weighed down by the wet clothing and all the damage done by the force and attack. Moving that fast through water was... well it drained and hurt internally. He felt as though he had his insides crushed by the water as he struggled to stand. Once he was up though he brought his fists up, retreating the two extra's out of sheer weakness, immediately noticing a burn on his left side where his extra arm had been burnt.
Coughing out water to the side he panted, his eyes attempting to focus on Sara, going in and out as he watched her closely, "Is that all you've got?" He asked, a grin showing up on his face, "Come on!"
He was definitely getting his ass handed to him. He might be able to reignite his Qi, but he wouldn't be able to yet... no way, no how.
(OOC: Strength : 217 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Dexterity: 151(-4 for Qi Ending)
Constitution: 220 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Intelligence: 146 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Wisdom: 231 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Charisma: 183 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Qi Ended)
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 16:09:04 GMT -8
Sara pulled herself out of the pool as quickly and as best she could weighed down with her clothing and out of breath from using her qi. On all fours now, next to the edge of the pool, she turned her head back, searching for Matrim. Even she had felt some of the effects of her qi when she had let herself drift with the force of the water. And it sort of sucked...
She saw him, on the other side of the pool, standing, with no flames. She tried to mask the shock of seeing his qi gone out, her mind running through the possibilities of what had caused. One, it had been her qi. Maybe she was that strong now? But not likely. She dismissed the idea. Two, it had been a combination of her qi and the water. Maybe he had been hit by the burst and the force of it had knocked the flames right off of him. Three, he was just to weak to continue to use it. That was definitely a possibility, considering he had pulled in his extra arms and seemed to be shaky and weak at this point.
"Is that all you've got? Come on!"
She pushed herself to her feet, slipping slightly from the water in her shoes and all over the floor, but gained her balance as she moved slowly around the edge of the pool. "All I've got? You're about to faint and I'm still standing, perfectly fine." She fought the urge to move her shoulder and work out the kink in it, and it took everything she had to ignore the queasy feeling in her stomach from the qi and water. "If I were you, I'd just admit that I lost and walk away. Wouldn't be the first time I did it... It doesn't feel that bad. Although for a first timer, your ego might be bruised a bit, but better your ego then your body right?"
She smiled wickedly, all malice and smug, as she rounded the last side of the pool, now facing him. She paused, but then took another few steps closer. She wanted him to attack her. "Isn't it you who told me to learn when to give up? You should take your own advice for once..."
OOC - Posts till next burst - 1
Strength: 206
Dexterity: 276
Charisma: 65
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 16:18:07 GMT -8
"All I've got? You're about to faint and I'm still standing, perfectly fine. If I were you, I'd just admit that I lost and walk away. Wouldn't be the first time I did it... It doesn't feel that bad. Although for a first timer, your ego might be bruised a bit, but better your ego then your body right?"
He laughed as he watched her closely. She was still holding back. He had something he could use on her, a last resort of sorts, it would require him to start up his Qi and focus it in one area, but he could always use it. One of his options was to dodge, the other to attack. Either way he noticed her lack of attack, her waiting for him to come to her.
"Isn't it you who told me to learn when to give up? You should take your own advice for once..."
"Why would I give up and admit defeat to a fight I've already won?" Matrim said with a grin as he stared at her, "My opponents so afraid of me she can't bring herself to come at me with an attack even when I'm in this sort of condition."
He started laughing over at her, all the while planning. Depending on the type of attack she went to make he may wreck his foot for one last hit, or he may wreck his hand for one last hit. After all, if she wanted to fight him, the real him. She'd at least get to see one of the two... though he'd only ever used the fist one once, and the foot one once. First against that weird guy who he used it on immediately to get a significant hit in, and the second against David Blaze to temporarily put him into a faulty hold to prove his strength.
"Don't tell me you're still afraid of the big bad Matrim...."
Your move Whirlwind....
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 18:08:46 GMT -8
"Why would I give up and admit defeat to a fight I've already won?"
Sara stopped, her expression turning to one of confusion. He had won? Her first thought was that she had just walked into a trap. Quickly, she searched the room as best as she could without letting him out of her sight, and tensed.
"My opponents so afraid of me she can't bring herself to come at me with an attack even when I'm in this sort of condition."
... "You... Asshole...." She turned her gaze back to him slowly, feeling the anger well up inside of her. How dare he? She wasn't afraid of him! She was offering him the chance to get out of this in better shape then he should have! How dare he imply she was scared. She gritted her teeth, her body shaking with the anger coursing through her. How dare he LAUGH.
"Don't tell me you're still afraid of the big bad Matrim...."
"I'm not afraid of you... I never have been." She took off running to close the distance between the two of them, slowed by her shoes and pants, but still moving fairly quickly none the less. The good thing was, her arms weren't covered at all and therefore not affected by her being wet. So she went with fist attacks.
She drew back her right fist, keeping her eyes on his face, hoping he would think she was going for a hook to his face. Instead, when she got close enough, she threw it forward instead of up, for a blind shot to his side, trying to get him just below his ribs. Her left hand would, at nearly the same time, shoot up, palm uncovered to slam into either his chin or his nose, slamming his head back and hopefully knocking him out.
OOC - Posts till next burst - 0
Strength: 206
Dexterity: 276
Charisma: 65
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 18:34:35 GMT -8
"I'm not afraid of you... I never have been."
You should be.... He thought to himself as his fists tightened, he would wait for a right moment to strike. He didn't want to hit the head, or anywhere vital. A limb would be enough, possibly a leg even though that might piss her off a lot more than an arm alone would. Though he wasn't sure he could win this by taking out just an arm.
She came at him, and he was fading in and out, one of the out moments she threw the fist forward into the exact burnt area on his side, causing him to howl in pain, as it brought him more two in time to catch her next punch at the wrist. She hit hard, and she hit a weak spot, his left arm lost a bit of it's natural strength, moving it hurt his side to much so he made due with what he had.
In lieu of a backfisted punch due to the pain in his side, he used his left knee, bringing it up to try and knee her right in the nose. He would be able to hit her away from him hopefully, attempting to follow up the motion by kicking that leg out to distance them once more. If successful he'd ready himself again, this time focusing on using his right fist or perhaps one of his two feet for an attack.
I'm down three limbs right now.... got three left. Only need the fist to win, the feet to make a possible draw....
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 18:59:20 GMT -8
He let out a howl of pain as her right fist connected with his side, the sound tearing through the pool room, echoing off the walls, and scaring the shit out of her. Her wrist, was easily caught and she cursed herself for not seeing that coming. She brought her right fist back, and threw the arm in front of her, trying to catch his knee with her right forearm, but it wasn't quick enough, catching only the side of his leg as the knee came up towards her face. Her qi activated instinctively, bursting the moment they touched with his knee.
Her burst exploded outwards from every part of her. The grip on her wrist would most likely be forced off of her, and the knee would probably be stopped. The rest of him would feel the force of the burst and be forced away from her.
Immediately, she would move forward after him, trying to catch him while he was still off guard from her burst, bringing her fists up again. If he landed on the ground, on his back, she would slam her foot down onto his gut, trying to end this. If he managed to somersault back to his feet, but stayed low, she would throw her knee into his face as he came back to his knees/balls of his feet. If he stayed on his feet, she would throw her right fist into his gut, trying to get him to double over on her fist and into a headbutt.
OOC - Posts till next burst - 2
Strength: 206
Dexterity: 276
Charisma: 62
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 19:12:48 GMT -8
Matrim was ready, as he was blasted he charged his fist. He would just have to hold it back completely until the perfect moment to strike. Worst case scenario he misses and he still has it. Either way, he felt the flames burning his hand as he started his Qi, the technique was in place. He wouldn't be able to use any form of Qi the rest of this fight, and he'd be without this technique for a couple weeks which sucked.
(Strength: 1768 in right fist)
As he was blasted back his left hand came up and planted on the ground as he rolled over his right shoulder keeping his right fist out of site and out of touch with anything, and when he came up he saw his target, he aimed to punch but was too little too late as a kick collided with his face sending him back toward the corner of the room, his feet skidded as he tried to stop his motion but he was still wet, the floors were slippery and he was losing his strength.
As his back collided with the wall his arms flew outward, the back of his fist connecting with the wall of the building, Matrim screamed out, "SHIT! RUN!" but it was definitely too late for him as the crater from his fist alone nearly engulfed the entire wall, causing the huge section of the foundation to crumble apart, the ceiling above it collapsing down as Matrim was completely buried by the rubble. His fist was scorched, he could feel it, he had some bad burns.
And that's why I'm glad I have Gale....
And to make matters worse he wasn't strong enough to dig himself out of this mess. Well he was but, it hurt a lot. He couldn't use his right hand, and his left side had been badly injured, causing him to resort to using his left arm to clear enough space so he could at least breathe, hoping that Sara managed not to be caved by rubble, that hopefully some of the foundation was able to stand a bit more. But chances were that the entire rooms ceiling gave in.
I accidentally the pool room....
As he stared up seeing light flood in through the cracks he waited for Sara to help dig him out. Hopefully she now realized exactly why she should still be afraid of Matrim, if only a little.
(OOC: Strength : 213 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Dexterity: 147(-4 for Qi Ending)
Constitution: 216 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Intelligence: 142 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Wisdom: 227 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Charisma: 179 (-4 for Qi Ending)
Qi can no longer be used, Right fist is completely useless, burns covering it. Technique 1 can not be used for two OOC weeks from this post.)
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Jan 31, 2010 19:36:03 GMT -8
She nearly slipped and lost her balance as her leg collided with him, sending him sliding back and into the corner of the pool room. She caught herself though, and watched, with both excitement and nervousness, as his back hit the wall. What happened next, happened so fast and was so unexpected, she was surprised either of them would make it out. His fist hit the wall, and he let out a yell. "SHIT! RUN!"The wall seemed to collapse in on itself, a huge crater moving from the point of impact with his fist, and slowly moving outward towards the ceiling, floor, and other walls. The wall began to crack and crumble. Sara stood frozen in shock until her mind kicked into gear. She needed to save him, but if she died, it wasn't going to happen. She would do as he told her, and run. She turned tail, running towards the back wall and the door to outside as the building collapsed behind her. She never knew she could move so fast, and before she knew it, she was outside the building, turning and staring back at the now collapsed portion of the school. Oh shit... I think I broke the pool room... Epic.
 Nevermind... >_>"What? Shifting from one foot to the other, she waited for the rubble to set. Her hands twisted together in front of her as she chewed her lip nervously. She was scared. Actually scared shitless, that he was injured in there. Finally, it seemed the place was done falling apart. The whole roof had collapsed, and nearly every wall as well. With a growl of frustration, she climbed up onto the rubble and began to work her way over to where Matrim should be. How the HELL had this happened?! What the hell did he do!? She tripped over a chunk of the ceiling, the concrete scraping her hands. By the time she reached the spot where he should have been, her hands and knees were scraped and bleeding. The gloves protected her a great deal from most of the damage, but it wasn't over yet. She grabbed onto chunks of concrete and wood and began digging him out, grunting with the effort. "Where are you?! What the hell!? Why aren't you doing this yourself?! There's no way you're that weak!" She was angry and scared as she finally pulled off a large chunk of concrete and found him underneath it. "Shit! Matrim!" Carefully, she began to work the rest of the pieces off of him and then reached in, trying to pull him out. "Common, we gotta get out of here." A quick glance around told her that there were already people showing up, teachers heading towards the collapsed section. "We gotta go, now!" She grabbed one of his arms, pulling it over her shoulders and began hauling him out of the debris, slowly walking him over the building, dragging him when she needed to, until they were back on the grass. She dragged and practically carried him across the field, heading towards the parking lot. "Almost there... How are you doing? You ok?" When she reached her truck, she tossed him into the passengers seat and crawled into the truck next to him, then took off like a bat out of hell to get him home. |
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Epic.
Nevermind... >_>"