Broken Shell

[jacob]

Not having the hearing of the gods, nor the mentality to multi task as well to think of every single small detail going around him, Jacob was completely and totally unaware of what was going on with the three actors he had assigned for his little skit that was being performed. Still, he was assuming it was all going to play at the time being, and there for took little effort toward worrying about it. Of course, the third actor he had assigned for this masterpiece being performed was still a secret, and unaware toward everyone except Jacob and his buds.

"Who the hell do you think you are!?

Wayne yelled out angered at the guy who had just stopped them both in their tracks. He was soon stopped by Jared who put his right arm on his left shoulder with a nice little smirk.

"It's fine, let's just go back toward watching the fight for now, there isn't a point in getting sweaty."

Now as the fight was concerned, Jacob could still read every move Aureus was making like a book. It was as clear as a sunny day, and Jacob was having little efforts toward moving around. It was because Jacob had already took an inital step, that he took another, yes another step letting the punch completely and outrageously miss. This would probably completely screw over Aureus's attempts to make a kick because Jacob had now closed in the distance for a kick to even cause that much damage. Not even wasting a second, Jacob would shoot his left leg up in a hard powerful knee aimed right toward Aureus's stomach. This would most likely hit. Why? Because it was quite obvious Aureus was expecting an attack being sent upward instead of downard.

It was a deadly attack, and thanks to have the clear physical advantage, it was in favors of Jacob. Still, Jacob was of course ready as always to see this guy make any manuever. He had his full focus in on this fight, though it may not of seemed like it, and some might be able to say he has been planning for a bout in this very hallway from the second he hit a student in the face. Who knows for sure though, eh?

[Keith]

"It's fine, let's just go back toward watching the fight for now, there isn't a point in getting sweaty."

For a moment, Keith thought he would have to fight those two. With them going back to watch the fight, Keith could make sure those two students could get to safety. Though Aureus was outmatched in Keith's own personal opinion, he wouldn't have anything distracting him.

That should even things up a bit...

At a distance, Keith would continue watching the fight going on between Aureus and that student. Though the outcome was already "decided" from the beginning, Keith had to admire Aureus' resolve. This should prove to be a very entertaining fight to watch indeed.

The more those two fought gave Keith the extra time to observe and analyze how they fought. It was important to gather information from fights. He was curious to know how long it would last.

[Aureus]

Considering the fact that the Senior's two lackies had only gotten a couple feet down the hallway before being stopped, it wasn't hard for anyone to hear what was going on. Regardless, now that his mind was at ease, Aureus was actually starting to enjoy the fight. The kid wasn't as good as Jyo had acted, but was definitely posing a challenge. Aside from the fact his last move was pretty stupid...

Why was that? Well, a quick frame by frame super slow-mo uber replay can answer that! When a person steps back on one leg, it means their stomach faces that leg's respective side. That combined with the crouch put the Pillar's stomach far from his opponent reach, unless he stepped to the side of course, but that wasn't the case. Instead Jacob had simply taken another step forward. Resulting from that was the schizo's attack not being able to build up enough velocity to cause the amount of damage desired.

Now, back to the action: Aureus quickly planted his left leg, the kicking one, and effortlessly raised his hands to intercept the knee. It wasn't just a simple block either. The Pillar's left arm hooked around the underside of his opponent's knee while the right clamped down on top. Not wanting to give the Senior any time to react, he shifted his weight to his left leg and used the other to hook around Jacob's flamingo leg and kick it out from behind. If the maneuver worked and the boy fell, Aureus would be sure to position himself so that a kick to the nads wouldn't be effective and would let his hands slide down slightly, around the Senior's ankle.

From there he would drop his right knee repeatedly into Jacob's stomach. If he used his arms to protect the area, the Pillar would use both hands to twist the ankle in his grip. All this was wishful thinking though, there was still a chance Jacob would do something to prevent himself from falling, or turn it to his advantage. Either way, Aureus had already thought of a few ways to deal with such things.

[jacob]

Letting his right arm slide down from his left shoulder, it came hurling right toward the left eye region of Aureus's face, in the attempt to slam him hard around that area. It was clinched in a fist, but seemed to be loosening just slightly. Now a normal attack like this would not prevent Jacob much more, but it was going quicker than Aureus. Also, since Aureus was COMPLETELY occupied with what was going on below, it was very doubtful he would be able to read this. Especially since he was so focused on what was going on hearing everything else, big mistake on his part as well. He was amazing Jacob at every move he made, it was like he could read minds, but Jacob was the guy who could do that, couldn't he!?

Go figure. Plus, the physical advantage seemed to be getting set off, and how was this guy managing to measure with Jacob's speed (original stats when the fight began count), it just wasn't making sense. Perhaps some steriods just kicked in, but Jacob was finding this to get more and more crazy at the second.

Oh well, besides how babbled at how much this guy's mind could withstand, and him seeming to have virtually no weaknesses at all, Jacob was still going to go with the initial plan. The side of his right hand slamming hard into Aureus's left eye, or at least some where on his face. With them so close, maybe Jacob will get lucky?

[Mercado]

~Well this was interesting~ Thought the orange eyed boy as he stood at the front of the crowd surrounding the two fighters. Yzal had practically watched the whole thing. The punch to the small boy that came from Jacob, the attack on the boy's by the pillar, the unfolding fight that was occurring now....basically ya...everything.

Yzal took another small sip from his sprite he had gotten from the vending machine in the hall. It was all quite entertaining really. A unexpected twist came at the pillar's opponent actually taking a hostage. How unbelievable was that!? Yzal couldn't help but actually laugh at the hilarity of the situation. And given the pillar's chivalry he had actually saved her...sought of. Because a second later Jacob's leg had plowed into the girl, and alas she fell unconscious. Now Yzal didn't exactly approve of the way this guy was doing things.....however....he was taking out a pillar, and that was something Yzal did appreciate of the guy.

Pillars were something Yzal wasn't exactly fond of...and well...if this guy was kicking one's ass, Yzal was all for it. Now Yzal had nothing against the brown haired pillar, he just hated the title. He wouldn't do anything right now...

Right now, he would just pull up a seat, sit back, and enjoy the show. Yzal took another short sip of the drink in his hand as his eyes still focused on the two boys. If given the opportunity though...he would lend a hand in his own way. This fight really was quite interesting...

~Very interesting indeed...~ He thought to himself while watching the two intently.

[Aureus]

OOC: The subtle bites at me in your posts are annoying. If you got somethin' to say, say it. -_-

IC: There was only so much a person could do at once, and it stands to reason that Aureus was the same as everyone else in that regard. Therefore, he just wasn't quick enough to avoid the blow, especially considering the awkward position he was in. Even so, at the time he was hit, the Pillar's leg was already behind Jacob's and when the punch pushed him back, his extremity was pulled back in kind. It wouldn't be a surprise if his opponent was tripped up, all things considered, especially with him being on one leg and all. Sure, Aureus would be at a disadvantage, but the trip would probably provide enough of a distraction for him to recover in time.

[jacob]

OOC: Sorry. D=

GAME OVER!

That was simply all there was to say because Jacob had truly won this fight at the moment his right hand managed to connect against where it was aimed. It was all part of Jacob's plan from the start, get Aureus to get occupied far enough where he could get an opening to go in for the final attack. Everything was going well, Jacob had managed to score his ace in the hole, and there was nothing that could prevent him from victory at this moment, the second contact hit against Aureus at this very moment in time. It was Jacob's win, there was nothing else to say about it to be completely honest.

Hidden inside Jacob's hand was a freshly sharpened pencil, just short enough to fit into his clinched fist without being seen. It wasn't like Aureus would know about it, he was distracted at the moment Jacob pulled it out. Everything had been an act from the second Jacob kicked that girl right in the back, the students chasing her, just to get his focus onto something else. Jacob wasn't cruel enough to actually go that far against an innocent girl, and she was actually the thrid actor, she just didn't sign up for the part. All three of his little friends had done enough for Jacob to slide his pencil out from under his hand having it soar with just the momentum he was having to slam against Aureus's eye, and that would at least be enough to take this guy down a huge notch for the further goings of the fight (Xin Physics, so of course not permenant).

Now the question is, when did it begin?

jacob said:

After the attack, Jacob's right hand quickly went into his pocket, and then rushed out, his right fist clinched around an object when he took it out of the pocket. It was then he saw what Aureus was doing, and quickly decided to take action against it. He was going to make sure that Aureus was enlightened on what he was truly dealing with.

It was later that it would be realized that Jacob had been setting up the chance to attack with his pencil every single move he made. The starting two punches, he had his right arm positioned perfectly to go for a stab like attack the second he saw Aureus was lacking. Unless nobody noticed, Jacob was purposely not using it, and setting it up for a time to attack.

This was that time. It was the perfect plan, the strategy worked.

Also, as a last note toward this master plan. Jacob was actually using reverse psychology against Aureus, he never wanted him to get angry, that is his weakness. The calmer someone is, the clearer than thoughts, Jacob could read the guy's moves because he was thinking things through. Just imagine if he got angry, he wouldn't be able to think things through, and Jacob wouldn't be able to understand what was going on. Thus, Jacob would have no idea how to deal with it, and would have to fight purely off impulse just like his opponent. Sure, Jacob had the advantage still, but he would of gotten off with a lot more damage.

So, there it was, the pencil hidden in his right hand being jabbed at full force right toward Aureus's eye, the lead part, of course.. Even if it somehow missed, it would be hitting his face, and that would cause a serious amount of pain, above normal.

Would Aureus's attack still hit, who knows?

[Aureus]

The covert blow was totally unexpected, but thanks to Aureus' average human flinchiness when something was near his face, his head tilted back slightly before the impact. The sensation of something sharp slicing through the soft skin about an inch below his eye shocked the Pillar. In a semi-panic he fell back onto the tiled floor, his grip on Jacob's leg loosening while his own swept back along with him.

A steady stream of blood flowed forth, dripping onto the ground and the schizo's clothes. Adrenaline kicking in, his thoughts raced in twenty different directions. The pain and humiliation broke the calm that he had been able to maintain thus far. But he was vulnerable the way he was...

[jacob]

Jacob gave a smirk at Aureus who retreated, and then backed up a few feet himself to let him have time to do whatever it was he needed to do. Looking at his blood soaked pencil he made sure to keep with him, he let a grip go around it, letting the blood soak around on his hand, and then looked over at the two students he was using for his nice little actors earlier.

"Get him to the nurse, it might be serious."

It was barked in an order, and the two students quickly rushed over to Aureus to help him. It was up to Aureus on rather or not he would accept the help, but Jacob was hoping him wide enough to go get the cut checked just in case. As for the fight, Jacob had already gathered the information he wanted, and he didn't want to risk himself actually displaying some of his actual fighting style toward people who obviously seemed interested in this bout.

Looking back over at Aureus, he would wait to see how he handled this little situation. Jacob was hoping he would just agree to the terms, fighting was pointless now, and Jacob didn't want to push it any further than it needed to go. Beatings were for the weak, but those with actual potential deserved to stay in good condition in Jacob's eyes, after all, they might give him the fight of his life in the future.

[Aureus]

The Pillar eyes kept his brown eyes locked onto the pencil. If it switched hands, he would know. This fight wasn't over yet, goddamnit. It would only end with him winning or being beaten into unconsciousness. In a snap he ignited the gloves and grabbed the two by their shirts. "Touch me again and I'll remove those hands," Aureus roared before sending them both flying into the lockers on either side of the hallway. Raising an arm, he wiped the blood onto his sleeve.

"We're not finished, you bastard!" he yelled, fire in his eyes. Breaking into a dead run towards Jacob, Aureus really didn't have a plan. He was playing everything off cuff.

[jacob]

Jacob smirked and put both of his arms right behind his back while Aureus came charging right toward him. He took a large step behind just to have some extra stalling time, and give this time to build up more momentum. The pencil would of course be behind there, and out of sight. Jacob would wait to see this guy make a sign for an attack, prepared to move on his legs to quickly avoid anything dangerous like a tackle. Of course, Jacob had enough fighting experience to easily manuever around starting attacks, so he wasn't much worried just yet. Everything was going just fine for Jacob, besides, he managed to crack this guy's shell, and thus, it was broken.

"Heh... Broken shell? Talk about the perfect title to summarize this little scene that I'm in!"

[Aureus]

The movement of Jacob's hands behind his back was obvious, though in the long run it didn't really matter that he was switching things up. If things got that far, it would be dumb luck guessing which hand it was in. Slowing down to a more maneuverable speed, the Pillar decided to use a move Karel had shown him in their last fight. The last step taken was with his right leg, which he then planted before pivoting clockwise with his left leg extended in a kick. All things considered, it was the best he could do at the time.

[jacob]

Giving a little goodbye wink with his right eye, Jacob quickly lost weight off his feet, falling straight backward not even concerning himself about the attack that Aureus was going to use. It seemed like a good idea at the time, he needed to formulate a plan, and there for needed to keep his distance for awhile. The movement was easily made, he quickly caught himself, and did a speedy backward sommersault landing right back onto his feet again with little effort at all. As for the pencil, it had seemed to dissappear out of sight, and Jacob was on both of his feet with a good distance away from him.

The confident smirk would remain spread across his feet once he was standing up once more, and confidence was still booming out of him. It was obvious he wasn't even posing this guy as a threat anymore, and was now just playing around.

[Aureus]

It would have been extremely stupid to assume that Aureus would have simply stopped his attack when Jacob flipped back. After all, why waste such a brilliant opportunity? After seeing his opponent's action, the Pillar's response was an easy one. Spinning forward and planting his kicking leg, he switched around his attacking extremities and pivoted again on the other leg. By this time a good strong momentum had been built up, and the schizo planned on utilizing that. His kick would probably come in around the same time that the Senior was landing. Position wise, Aureus was just in range to land the blow to Jacob's side.

[jacob]

After landing from his back sommersault, Jacob didn't even bother with wasting time with his momentum. An unexpected factor had suddenly played into the situation when he was making that little backward roll of his, and there for the only option was for him to quickly adapt. When he was planted firm enough on his back, Jacob quickly went into a backward jog getting a good distance away. To simply put, dodging this kick was quite simple because of two factors. One, Aureus's leg couldn't just magically extend, and the second one, Jacob's momentum was already going backward so breaking off into a jog was no problem, though it did start out as more of a stumble since he didn't wait before getting perfect balance. He had to dodge the kick after all. Anyways, now that he was safe from harm with very little problems, he couldn't just go for a counter attack. It was quite pointless when he had just retreated after all.

"Well, so much for thinking of a plan, I guess I'll just have to end up fighting back, I have the advantage right now anyways."