::Iwatodai Outskirts [Stage 1-5]::

[Arena Emperor]

*~::[1-5] Iwatodai Outskirts::~*
[Stage 1 Finale]

This is where the best meet the rest; Beginner-level races end here, with the winners earning the right to say that they are the fastest of the slow...and the losers earning the right to lock their bikes back up in their dingy garage slabs and try to forget the public shame and humiliation of failing to excel in the manly field of biking. Trust me, better men than you have failed these races. You've got nothing to be ashamed of...

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Except the part where you lost. You should be ashamed about that part. Seriously, don't tell your parents or they might disown you for blowing all your savings on a bike and then not even being good at it. And your girlfriends...? Boyfriends...? Hoo boy...

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If you're doing an intermediate race, however, you're only halfway there. So keep right on going...an Expert race, one third. Keep on trucking! Err...Biking!

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Shut up.

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- Minato Arisato, Bike God

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Best Segment Times
Kiki-Jiki - 10
Nix - 10
Matsu - 9
Noa - 9
Yosuke - 9
Saiga Giriko- 9
Tatsuya - 8
Minato - 8
Gabi - 8
Gin - 8
Balmung - 7
Eiji "Gin" Mishima- 7
Kei Nanjou: -7

 

[Necromonium]

Haoul Yamakaji And Kanade Tachibana

Haoul was forced to slam on the brakes when he was near the edge of the Bridge, slowing down considerably, and almost getting flung off of his bike. He could see the girl catching up on him with this, as he kicked his bike back into gear.
"Come on...Can't be ******** up like that." he snapped, before revving up, and continuing on out of the Iwatodai, passing the finish line....for the Beginner course. But they were going for an intermediate one...
Kanade smirked to herself as the man's foolish weaving caused him a near miss, costing him precious time, and letting her catch up to him. She kept her pace up, weaving through the bridge, and moving towards the outskirts of town. She was starting to feel better about herself, keeping her pace up.
"Keep it up..." she mused to herself, driving along. "Halfway there.."

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Kanade Tachibana: Haseo Class Casual Bike. Lionheart Tires. [Sukukaja Effect when Crashing into foe] [Speed confused ??]
Haoul Yamakaji: Gabi Class Muscle Bike. [Heavy Damage when Crashing into Foe] Lionheart Muffler. [+Fire Damage when Crashing Into Battle] [Lionheart Engine] [Deal Power-Boosted damage when Crashing Into Battle]
[Speed: ???]
Current Ranking: Haoul is leading at 28
Kanade is Trailing, at 26
First Roll, Kanade's. Second, Haoul's.

 

[Necromonium]

Saiga Giriko
Saiga continued down the bridge, leading out of Iwatodai as the man started to catch up to her.
"Tch..." she sounded, having to slow down a bit to keep from running into a car, before she passed along the beginner's finish line. If their race was minor, it'd be over at this...but she merely kept up, driving on out of Iwatodai, and zooming along.
"Gotta keep driving.." she muttered, leaning into the bike as she continued on...

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Saiga: Speed: 5 [Current Rate(as of this post) 33]

Matsu-Class Speed Bike: [Roll 3-10 instead of 1-10 on the first segment of the race]
Lionheart Armor; Lower enemy's Defense. [Rakunda] When Crashing in battle.

 

[Zorc James]

With Kiki-Jiki arriving up to the beginner's finish line, He was beginning to catch up to Saiga, powering onwards and beyond the kiddie's finish line.

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IT IS TIME TO RACE!
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Kiki-Jiki: Special Custom Bike. Lionheart Engine [Deals Power-boosted damage when Crashing Into Battle] Lionheart Muffler [+Fire Damage when Crashing Into Battle]
Speed: 9 [Overall: 33]

 

[Necromonium]

Saiga Giriko, and Kanade Tachibana
Saiga grinned as the girl started to play it safe, before coming around the corner, and passing her up.
"See ya!" she called back, as she rocketed past the Beginner's finish line, and continued on. Kanade wasn't going to get off with ending the race that quickly, and getting her answers, no~ sir.
Kanade furrowed her brow, and leaned down into her bike as Saiga pulled ahead, watching her zoom on past the line, and up to the next part of the course. She did her best to rev the engines, and catch up, hoping to get ahead of her. Though, she couldn't help but wonder just what brought this on. It was...kind of strange for her to act this way. Saiga always seemed a bit, down to earth..
"I shouldn't focus on that now..." she thought to herself, shaking her head as she continued on. "Gotta focus on the race.."
She didn't want to hit anyone, or thing, after all...

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First Roll, Kanade, Second, Saiga.
Saiga: 24+ 5
Kanade:22+ 3

 

[Kai Hiwatari#1]

Eiji "Gin" Mishima

Now that he was breaking away Gin let out a laugh, a bit of a premature one but nevertheless a deserved victory cry. Unless he blew it right at the end, right now as he saw the end of the first part of the race coming up, he could claim that he'd pulled through to the best of his abilities and hoist a figurative trophy high. But he definitely lauded his competitors too, and hoped that they were having as much fun as he was; and hopefully, a little less success than he was.

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[41 total speed]

 

[Necromonium]

Faustus Necromonium
Faust was starting to gain a good bit of momentum here, even if the others were still leading, he was closing in.
"My my my.....This is quite the show." Faust chuckled lightlly, hearing Yosuke's moans from behind.
"Oh good, you're alive." he sounded with a chuckle, as he continued along, trying to catch up with Nix and Gin...And then Yosuke.
"Oh wow...." he added, impressed with his senior's catastrophic [if incredibly time efficent] shortcut. He was back in last again, but with the wind blowing in his hair, and everything just being so..delightful.

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Matsu-Class speed bike. [1-10 becomes 3-10 for the first segments in races]
Lionheart Armor, Tires, and muffler. [Lower enemy's defense, Raise Rider's Speed, and Deal + Fire damage when running into an enemy.]
Faust is in the race!

Faust: Speed = 6
Cumulative speed: 31

 

[Great Ryoman!]

"You just came because you thought it sounded like a good time!"

"Maybe if you got lucky, you could be a hero."

"I don't know how to control this thiiiiiiing-wuaaagh!" Yosuke whipped back and forth across the road, trying to hold things together. Lets be honest, after surviving that last level, and getting ahead THAT much? He could NOT calmly analyze the situation and keep control of this speeding metal death trap!

"And that Senpai you were so sweet on? Her death was the perfect excuse!"

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9
2
6
10
9
36 Total Speed

 

[Arena Emperor]

??? Nanjou, Unknown #1 Biker
"If I'm not Number 1, then I'm nothing."


"This one is for our fallen butlers!" Nanjou declared, tearing through the map as he entered the final segment. The finish line was just ahead, and for a winner like himself the mathematics of the race were already working themselves out in his head; he would claim victory, and all it would take were a few more maneuvers before the end. Not even these young sports would be able to stop that!.

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34
KN-1 Street Tires (2-10)

 

[Necromonium]

Haoul Yamakaji, and
Jo(shu) Michieru
Jo(shu) Continued to gun his engine, pulling as hard as he could, clutching his bike for safety as they moved to the outskirts of Iwatodai. They were at the end. They were at the end. They were at the end.

"Well, this was short.." Haoul called, as he tried to take it easy, and make a safe end to this crazy, yet short race. The brown haired guy...Really needed some lessons. Maybe after this..

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Shu-Haseo Class Casual Bike
Haoul: Gabi Class Muscle Bike. [Heavy Damage when Crashing into Foe] Lionheart Muffler. [+Fire Damage when Crashing Into Battle] [Lionheart Engine] [Deal Power-Boosted damage when Crashing Into Battle]
[First roll is Shu's, second is Haoul's]
Shu's Speed: 6
Shu's cumulative Speed 34
Haoul's Speed 1
Haoul's Cumulative Speed 17.

 

[Zorc James]

As the tough love proved to be useful, Zorc gunned through, still way behind, but with renewed effort to. Get. Those. Tires!!!

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Bike: Matsu Speed Bike
Speed:4
Top: 26

 

[Necromonium]

Saiga Giriko
Saiga watched Shu drive ahead, looking quite panicked, even as he drove side-by-side with their challenger. She shook her head, before pulling on her engine, trying to catch up.
She'd have to give him lessons after this....She'd have to help him learn how to properly ride a bike, before he ended up killing himself...

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Matsu-Class Speed Bike: [Roll 3-10 instead of 1-10 on the first segment of the race]
Lionheart Armor; Lower enemy's Defense. [Rakunda] When Crashing in battle.
Saiga's Speed: 9
Cumulative Speed:33

 

[Rednal]

Kisa

Her pace had been surprisingly steady thus far, despite the fact that she was relaxing this time around. Hmm. Oh, well. It was all fine, in the end, though she might just try a long-distance race next... that could be a fairly fun way of doing things, too, and more than anything else... she just loved her bike.

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Burning Tires: 2-10 odds in Stage 5
Total Speed: 20

 

[Kai Hiwatari#1]

Eiji "Gin" Mishima

Kai felt the bike even out underneath him as it hit it's zenith, the closest thing he could get to flying without a pair of wings, and for a moment he felt like he'd entered another world as the road seemed to expand before him. This was the last chance to take the opening, to score the victory...he had to take it, or he'd have to congratulate the unknown number one biker on becoming a name on everyone's lips. He wasn't sure what an Unknown king would do with all that popularity.

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34 total speed