Level 2 (Jyo)

[jacob]

A thud, and another body fell hard onto the ground, leaving Jacob standing tall, looking down at the hurt students groaning in pain on the ground. There was four of them, and Jacob didn't break a sweat to take them down at all. Though he didn't show it, he was actually quite bored, there wasn't even a purpose toward fighting at a school where nobody was strong enough to stay up to par with him. He let out a sigh at this.

"So many people were bragging about you, I just had to see how you'll fight. I attack you'll, and this is the best you can do against me."

Pointing at the wrinkle on the left side of his blue jeans, Jacob shook his head, dissapointed. It was actually the wrinkle that caused him to kick it up a notch, he didn't like attacks which were aimed toward just hitting his clothes, he needed them to look nice because he needed to look nice. Clothes took a big part in how good someone would look, and these guys attempted to ruin the image. Letting his finger drop, he gave a sigh, and then looked around, the crowd was slim. Most people were in class, so they couldn't even witness Jacob's magnificent display this time around.

"At first, I'll admit I found it a bit cute on how these students were so fragile. Now though, it just isn't the same... Isn't there a way to increase the difficulty or something, you know... where I'll actually sweat? Oh well, I guess ruling the school wouldn't be too bad, maybe I can whip these people into shape."

Obviously, Jacob was still very over confident, yet he was a bit annoyed deep down as well. He really wanted something that would give him a small challenge, now he didn't want it to be big enough where it would actually trouble him, but he did want it to be at a level where he actually had to focus. For the most part, he had been trying his best to get the strong students to creep out of their shell, but it hasn't been going well. Someone was bound to notice his beatings going on, and it was evident he was no longer after the trouble makers anymore. The last four he just beat up were four slightly famous for actually HELPING students by fighting them off. There for, they obviously had to be friends with someone slightly stronger, right?

Suddenly, he saw a student beginning to struggle to get up, and Jacob snapped out of thought. He quickly let his foot shoot hard out into the air, nailing him hard into the gut, and causing him to fall back down gasping for air.

"Sorry, you'll are just going to have to be my entertainment until someone else comes or the bell rings, I guess."

"Normally I don't like getting my hands red, but maybe if it gets really serious, someone will come along?"

Jacob would look around once, just in the high hopes someone else would have come around finally. It was worth looking in the very least.

[Jyo]

"Well well. I thought I heard the sounds of a fight from a little ways away. Apparently I was only half-right from the looks of things." Said Jyo as he rounded a corner coming into view in his moral outfit. The loose black suit with his hair tied back. He gave a slight grin. He had done a little digging around and found out a thing or two about Jacob. Nothing much but a few things to make him interested in the student.

"Tell you what. Let these losers run off and you can have a challenge. No strings attached. Just a fight for a test of ability between us." He said leaning against the wall with a grin on his face. Since meeting kasumi again Jyo had become slightly different in a good way really. He seemed happy at times and rather full of life instead of acting like a cold emotionless robot that most people saw him as.

"Of course you could always say no. But I doubt thats going to be the answer." He added while stretching out a bit waiting for the response. Jyo didn't know why but he had become even more focused on finding challenges and improving his abilities. He liked it though. He felt like there was actually a reason worth getting stronger. Not like he'd tell anyone about it.

[jacob]

All Jacob did was give a weak chuckle and then dressed a grin upon his face at Jyo's coming arrival, something that could make someone he predicted something like this would happen. Before he actually tried to get Jyo to fight him because he didn't know what level students were on, but over time he dismissed him to be deemed pointless and not worth running into. Of course, if the guy wanted to fight so bad, Jacob had no problem with it, and he was still just as excited as he was before, he just wasn't going to try as hard anymore. Still, Jacob's confidence in this guy's abilities were slim, actually, he thought he probably went to a below average school of students filled with weaker people than here, but this was all just his assumption on the first time they met. Jacob liked to judge.

"Okay fine, I'll play around with you a bit, but try to actually last longer than everyone else at this school."

Jacob was lazily shaking out his arms, he had no intention on begging the fight, after all, this guy initiated the challenge, so he was only assuming he would start the fight. The smirk still remained on his face, showing that endless confidence he had radiate off from him repeatedly, and he kept that needed optimistic attitude about the situation containing to himself.

Anyways, Jacob would just be loosening up his body, and waiting to see if Jyo would attempt to go any further, or if he would just drop the want to fight like he did last time. Jacob didn't keep his hopes high enough where he would be disappointed this time though, he didn't make pointless mistakes like that twice.

[Jyo]

Jyo had launched himself at Jacob as soon as he said it was fine. The rest of the comment would go unheard as Jyo darted in with his left hand shooting out for a palmstrike to Jacob's chest with full force and speed. His right hand was ready to work with counter attacks jacob might make and his legs were just as good with defensive moves as they were with attacks. Jyo was going to give this guy no breaks. From what Jyo could tell the guy had not gone against anyone with real fighting skills since he arrived. And Jyo had every intention of going all out without even relenting during the fight. he wouldn't make any real comments or even truly plan his attacks. it would be cool instinct. Letting his body control his motions out of muscle memory for each situation.

[jacob]

Well, well, it seemed that Jyo attacked, but it was nothing that truly caught Jacob off guard. This has happened plenty of times, and though this guy was fast, Jacob has taken down opponents twice the speed of him before. Why? Because he can still see their movements, and that was all that was needed for him to remain in the game for long periods of time. Also, Jacob managed to pick up the attack, and already figured out how he was going to dodge as soon as it was being thrown.

Not much time passed, and Jacob was shuffling his feet over to the right simply with a fluid motion. This would cause the attack to soar by him, but Jacob would attack before there was much time. Most charging starters had a recovery time, Jacob loved to exploit this. He would go for a quick jab right jab for Jyo's left set of ribs. Due to the angle of things, Jacob would easily be able to defend and manuever himself. Due to Jyo being taller, Jacob also didn't have to duck as far down as he usually does in fight, so that wouldn't be a problem either.

Simply, this counter was something that worked well with Jacob, and was definitely user friendly.

[Jyo]

Seeing Jacob go to the right Jyo easily read the move and his body instinctivly twisted as he pushed off with his right foot to keep Jacob in front of him. His left hand was already extended and it made it that much easier to grab the wrist of the attacking hand as his body turned particularly as it was Jacob's right hand and not his left that had been attack meaning Jyo could grab it from the outside and not have to cross Jacob's body to make the grab.

As he had grabbed the hand Jyo's feet would already have touched down. He would pull jacob in and his left knee would shoot up into his chest or at least that would be the part him aimed for this time. Once the knee would make contact Jyo would let go possibly sending Jacob back. The dodge had been far too simple to escape Jyo's abilities to work with. He was considered a very unconventional fighter simply because even though he did have a true set style. He also would let go and move however the fight required him to at times. this was one of those time.

[jacob]

Seeing the beginning turn in Jyo's body, Jacob easily knew how to deal with this problem he was encountering. You see, it seemed Jyo was planning on keeping his arm already extended, well that meant he had to get past the left side of Jacob's body because it was highly evident Jacob would be the one moving first before Jyo did. That meant he had the distance advantage already, and he quickly shot up his left arm into the air, what did this do? Well, to put it simply, this was a block in Jyo's left arm movement range, and it made it where Jacob's right arm would successfully go right for his target. It was quick, and of course, unpredictable because it was a move made off of impulse at the time. Jacob was excellent at counters, he kept them versatile, and each one he made often came with a surprise back up plan.

There for, the grab would in fact fail, so it was now up to Jyo to make a split second attempt to avoid Jacob's right fist from colliding quick and hard right into his rib cage.

[Jyo]

Jyo didn't fail to notice Jacob's left arm moving. he grinned slightly as his own right arm crossed over his body protecting his ribs as the punch continued along it's path colliding harmlessly against the block rocking the arm back slightly as Jyo's right leg came in as his knestrike hadn't a chance to launch. The kick was aimed his rib's As Jacob had used one arm to knock Jyo's away and his other arm had been used for the punch there really wasn't going to be a way to get them down in time to block this one and Jyo had the advantage of long range with his legs meaning Jacob couldn't really get out of the way in time.

Jyo himself was excellent at counters as well. mabey why they hadn't fought during their first meeting. They were both suited for counters and that required someone to make the first move. But Jyo was also just as adept on pure offense. He was truly balanced in all his skills.

[jacob]

The attack had been seemingly blocked with Jyo's right arm, but the question was, how about the positioning of the bodies? If Jacob's right arm had successfully clashed with Jyo's, that meant he was obviously not standing face to face with Jyo anymore now was he? There for, Jacob used Jyo's clashing momentum with his left arm to push off it, and he let his feet shuffle even farther to his right, to there for escape Jyo's kicking range with even easier ease than the first time. As for Jacob's right arm, it had already retreated due to the jab meaning to be super quick, not one to dig in to settle in the pain.

"Hmm... Better than most, but I think I can still win this."

The smirk on Jacob's face only grew wider, almost like he was bragging about how simple this was nonverbally. Being the school captain of 552 taught Jacob something valuable, and he was planning on utililizing the trick to win this fight. Even if he was outclassed, which Jacob had not came to believe just yet, he would still be able to easily win this fight, just by the experience he had gained at his old school.

Anyways, Jacob was waiting to see if Jyo would follow through or not, but to put it quite simple, all Jyo had to do was turn his body to fully face Jacob again, and then Jacob would once more be in his striking range. The question was, would things be that simple once they are played out?

[Jyo]

Noticeing Jacob pushing away Jyo leapt back with his foot that was on the ground gaining some distance between them and landing lightly. He really wasn;t impressed in the least. For one he was using all his force and spped sure. But he was barly trying. His face was utterly deviod of any expression. he had slipped into his true fighting mentality where nothing bothered him. not in the least. He didn't get frustrated by any failur in his motions nor did he mind pain. Taunts of any sort were wasted on him. He was only conrened with the fight.

Jyo stood strait for the most part now. A slight bending of his knees but not mucd. His hands hung loosly at his sides.
Though his right hand did come up motioning for Jacob to come at him. Jyo had made his attack phase. Now if Jacob had any guts he would come in.

[jacob]

Jyo retreated, and a sudden frown appeared on Jacob's face, the smirk instantly wiping off his face. He didn't understand why everyone had to get away, it ruined the moment of things. In fights, you were supposed to keep going, it wasn't planned, and he always got so annoyed when people backed off or something of the sort like Jyo just did. So commonly seen, and so dull to be completely honest, the unpredictability was completely ruined. Jacob sighed at this, and would then take the time to regain his breath, just letting the silence sink into the air for a few seconds. Yes, he would attack, but was he going to now? No, why not gain the precious energy he just wasted back while he had the chance?

"You know, if you truly were intent on fighting me, we would still be going at it right about now."

Jacob commented disgustingly, somethings like this just happened to annoy him a lot. Of course, he would still make an attack, but his entire fun had just sort of been destroyed.

[Jyo]

"Don't talk. Fight." Jyo said simply and darted back in. Apparently Jacob was too much of a coward to do anything but dodge and talk to his foes. Both which didn't mean anything Jyo. he had given Jacob the chance to get this going on his own terms but he had wasted it by speaking which wasn't needed right now.

Once in his own kicking range Jyo lashed out with his right leg but made an attack that wasn't as common as some. It would be a sidekick aimed at the right shin and would rake it's way up Jacob's body with his chin. As before jyo put al he had in terms of physical ability behind the attack. But he was already aware that a counter or dodge was likely to be made and his body was already tensed for it and ready to move however he needed.

[jacob]

OOC: Bah, posted with the wrong character at first, teaches me to make a post while I'm on the phone with my girl friend. >.<

A chuckle escaped out of Jacob's lips at Jyo's comment, he was fighting until Jyo had cowardly backed away from the battle, so he was laughing from the irony of everything. Of course, he still kept his eyes glaring at him, waiting for the attack, and the originality was easily predicted like all starting moves were for Jacob. It was quite simple really, if it was the starting move in a fight, Jacob knew what they were going to do because all starters were mainly planned. This gave him the edge toward countering, it was then it got fun because he had to react on impulse from then on.

Anyways, back to the point, he was attacking, it was a sight kick performed with Jyo's right leg. Jacob's counter would be different too, it was a pretty simple move to. All he would do is step backward, since Jyo attacked went he got into kicking range, all it would take is a simple step back to get out of it, right? So while the kick soared up, Jacob just let his eyes follow until the kick managed to get to chest level where his arms followed. As soon as Jyo's kick stopped, which would be somewhere when he needed to shift position, he would find Jacob pushing both hands on the sole of his shoe (or the back side of the ankle if the kick goes up that high), and this was an attempt to cause him to knock off balance. If it missed, no harm done, Jacob could easily regain fighting composure while Jyo was recovering from the kick.

It was simple, yes, but it could prove to be quite effective against kicks like these, and it definitely came at little risk. This wasn't a move meant to show Jacob off, it was a move to show that Jacob was still taking this lightly, and wanted Jyo to prove that he can actually follow through with something rather than backing off at every inconvenience.

[Jyo]

Jyo had of course expected Jacob to do something to counter it and like the last time his first action had been to back away. When Jacob had pushed against Jyo's kick the Senoir had actually let his leg bend meaning that it would have the effect of causing Jacob to get closer if her wanted to try and get Jyo off balance. and that led to the second part of Jyo's attack. He let himself fall back and his other foot came up to slam into Jacob's gut and as Jacob's hands were already occupied with his other foot he'd have to move them to block and then Jyo's blocked foot would shoot out instead at Jacob's face. And of course Jyo would stop himself from slamming into the ground as his hands had stopped the fall. This would allowing him to roll back and dart in again right away after this exchange. Jyo still was testing the way Jacob moved. Granted he could dodge but Jyo was starting to doubt he could really fight with any skill. the guy did very little but back off and unless he changed that quickly it would prove to be his worst mistake.

[jacob]

Would Jacob actually move a step forward when his arms would initially be bent to knock Jyo off balance anyways? Hell no, he was out of range, and that made Jyo's limp vulnerable since it stuck out like a sore thumb while Jacob himself could use his arms to grab that and only that. There for, since the leg was bent, Jacob decided to modify his plan, and let his already extending fingers grab around Jyo's ankle. Of course, unless Jyo could somehow pull his leg back in time, even though he was initially planning to use it further, there for would have no idea Jacob was trying to go for a pull now instead of a push, then he would be in trouble.

With the grab, Jacob would take a step back, and this would force Jyo off his feet and cause him to crash harshly against the floor. It was still all basic, and Jacob was still acting mechanically because he felt no reason to actually go out of his way risking moves when this guy couldn't even manage to hit him anyways. Jacob had already found many flaws into his fighting style, and there for, unless he could improve them in the next few minutes, he wasn't going to be hitting Jacob anytime soon.

Anyways, let's see how this move turns out, either way, Jacob would be avoiding the attack with ease, and there was no way it could hit him. There for, even if what Jacob did failed, he was still safe, so he wouldn't be harmed if his next move somehow messed up on him.