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 Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:52 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:19 pm
Anita walked quietly to her place. She felt very odd not having a single scrap of paper on her but, to have any would be too tempting to use it in the fight. Even though she was last years tournament champion, she knew she was a dark horse and underdog against all that power players this year.
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:57 am
The ronin entered but felt...odd himself. A woman? He would rather have not have to hit one during the course of this tournament. But eh, whatever it took to prove to these people that he, as just a human, was more than a match for most beings. So be it. Takara gave a silent bow before taking off the farmer's hat he often wore on his head. A silver katana at his left, a jitte at his right. Takara did not wait for any signal, there was no need. The ronin pulled the sheath from his belt and gave Anita a smile.
"I will try to end this quickly."
Takara pulled the sheath back but left the sword inside. Shifting his leg position the ronin rushed for her. Takara's leg strength propelling him very quickly, faster than probably anyone in this division of the tournament could move since no magical means could be used, and takara hardly used any anyway. The moment Takara was within range of Anita he pulled the sheath of the katana backwards while gripping the handle with his right hand pulled the katana forwards. A real style battoujutsu. The blade accelerating from his run.
((note to mods: if you need proof this isnt fictional Rurouni Kenshin styles I can prove it. That it CAN be done irl so IS legal in this division.))
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:54 am
Takara Shiro The ronin entered but felt...odd himself. A woman? He would rather have not have to hit one during the course of this tournament. But eh, whatever it took to prove to these people that he, as just a human, was more than a match for most beings. So be it. Takara gave a silent bow before taking off the farmer's hat he often wore on his head. A silver katana at his left, a jitte at his right. Takara did not wait for any signal, there was no need. The ronin pulled the sheath from his belt and gave Anita a smile.
"I will try to end this quickly."
Takara pulled the sheath back but left the sword inside. Shifting his leg position the ronin rushed for her. Takara's leg strength propelling him very quickly, faster than probably anyone in this division of the tournament could move since no magical means could be used, and takara hardly used any anyway. The moment Takara was within range of Anita he pulled the sheath of the katana backwards while gripping the handle with his right hand pulled the katana forwards. A real style battoujutsu. The blade accelerating from his run. ((note to mods: if you need proof this isnt fictional Rurouni Kenshin styles I can prove it. That it CAN be done irl so IS legal in this division.)) His speed caught the young girl off guard at first. Not even having a chance to register in her mind that the fight had already begun. More so without paper or a weapon it was a tight spot. Still, she tried to use her smaller size to the advantage, narrowly missing the majority of the strike but, still wound up with a small wound across her stomach. Since he was moving out of momuntum she figured he'd be too far for immediate counter but, at least that also gave her a bit of breatheing room to think of a plan of attack.
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:54 pm
Takara simply continued the motional rotation of his attack. The swing of the blade carried his right arm past the girl and so, the rest of his body followed it in a spin. The first object to come back to strike Anita would of course, be the hard leather sheath in his left which whipped around. A sheath would not cause nearly as much damage as the sword but being struck with a blunt weapon at high speeds still hurt a great deal, enough to disorient the competitor should Takara's secondary attack strike.
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:38 pm
The second attack in the shadow of the first caught her completely by surprise. THe sheathe slammed just under her ribcage, sending the breathe from her lungs. She fell to her knees, gasping for a few moments trying to catch her breathe. SHe stood slow and off balance but, knew that to hold still would leave her too vulnerable so any movement was better then none.
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:55 am
The disorientation from the second stage of the rotation was enough for him to STILL continue his rotation, on the next swing back his right arm would snap around like a whirwind, this time carrying the deadly silver katana blade with it. After being hit with a hard sheath it would be hard to gain enough composure back to realize just what was going on. If Anita didn't do something in about two seconds after the strike from the sheath, the blade was going to slice her midsection open.
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:55 pm
Takara Shiro The disorientation from the second stage of the rotation was enough for him to STILL continue his rotation, on the next swing back his right arm would snap around like a whirwind, this time carrying the deadly silver katana blade with it. After being hit with a hard sheath it would be hard to gain enough composure back to realize just what was going on. If Anita didn't do something in about two seconds after the strike from the sheath, the blade was going to slice her midsection open.
Sometimes timing and gravity work in someone's favor. With the speed the man had to be moving to continue his momentum and rotation, it would be been nearly impossible to know the exact position of his opponet. Sure one's hand would be jarred apon success in connecting but, to continue a full 360 degrees would require either a neck like an owl or for his eyes to leave his targer. In that moment, from the strike of the sheath and still unable to have caught her breathe, Anita fell down. Seeing the shine of the silver blade passing over her was a sobering thought however. You need a sword to fight an unarmed 12 year old girl?! From her spot on the ground, hoping to catch her attacker while still in motion, she scissored her legs, one just above the ankle from the front, the other, hard to the back of his knee, hoping to drop him to the ground.
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:18 pm
Anita's plan was almost fool proof. Takara smiled. Usually no one was smart enough to do the most simplistic thing like....duck to avoid a sword. He was somewhat proud of Anita. The third stage of that attack usually killed people. But, there was just one flaw in her plan. Takara's legs were the strongest body part on him, thus his incredible movement even without magical aid. Takara instantly pointed the sheth down acting as a third leg tensing the muscles in the leg she caught in the scissor. Without the sheath as a cane like support he would have gone down from the blow. But the combination of the sheath support and superior leg muscles he was able to stay upright, though wobbly
"If you entered the tournament. You are not a normal 12 year old girl. So yes. I do."
He answered truthfully. Anyone that had balls enough to compete in an event with full grown men like Zero and Yawgmoth had to have some kind of backing. He would not underestimate Anita and throw his weapons to the ground. The ronin attempted to thrust the sword downward at her chest to stab. This would require a weird rotation of his hand and would definitly alert her it was coming. It was easy to avoid...if she let go of his leg.
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:55 pm
Takara Shiro Anita's plan was almost fool proof. Takara smiled. Usually no one was smart enough to do the most simplistic thing like....duck to avoid a sword. He was somewhat proud of Anita. The third stage of that attack usually killed people. But, there was just one flaw in her plan. Takara's legs were the strongest body part on him, thus his incredible movement even without magical aid. Takara instantly pointed the sheth down acting as a third leg tensing the muscles in the leg she caught in the scissor. Without the sheath as a cane like support he would have gone down from the blow. But the combination of the sheath support and superior leg muscles he was able to stay upright, though wobbly
"If you entered the tournament. You are not a normal 12 year old girl. So yes. I do."
He answered truthfully. Anyone that had balls enough to compete in an event with full grown men like Zero and Yawgmoth had to have some kind of backing. He would not underestimate Anita and throw his weapons to the ground. The ronin attempted to thrust the sword downward at her chest to stab. This would require a weird rotation of his hand and would definitly alert her it was coming. It was easy to avoid...if she let go of his leg.
She said with a smile as she released his legs and quickly rolled behind him, ending with her hands planted flat on the ground, able to mule kick backwards with both feet, targeting Takara's knee. Behind it and just to the side. Under normal circumstances such an attack stood a chance of blowing a knee out but, given the previous attacks limited success, she just hoped to ground him.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:43 am
"It is about going beyond normality to prove you are strong even without the aid of magical powers or greater birthright."
Takara proclaimed just before his legs were kicked out in front of him and he fell backwards. Landing with a thud. He would land on or near Anita since she had attacked from behind but having the advantage, and takara being a light man, she could easily avoid him falling on her. That had taken the ronin by suprise. Had his legs not been as strong his knees would've surely blown out from the force. She was not a normal kid. He knew that now. He rolled backwards and hopped up onto his feet like a true ninja and resheathed his blade standing shakily from the blow. His incredible speed would be halted until his legs had some time to rest. He stood holding the handle the sword with his right, and the sheath with his left in a defensive position. He was smart enough not to attack while his legs felt like strings.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:06 pm
Takara Shiro "It is about going beyond normality to prove you are strong even without the aid of magical powers or greater birthright."
Takara proclaimed just before his legs were kicked out in front of him and he fell backwards. Landing with a thud. He would land on or near Anita since she had attacked from behind but having the advantage, and takara being a light man, she could easily avoid him falling on her. That had taken the ronin by suprise. Had his legs not been as strong his knees would've surely blown out from the force. She was not a normal kid. He knew that now. He rolled backwards and hopped up onto his feet like a true ninja and resheathed his blade standing shakily from the blow. His incredible speed would be halted until his legs had some time to rest. He stood holding the handle the sword with his right, and the sheath with his left in a defensive position. He was smart enough not to attack while his legs felt like strings.
She stated, moving out of the way of her falling opponent. She sparng to her feet quickly, slightly dishearted to see him up already. Still she didn't let it effect her too much. Just once again dove right in. She charged Takara, knowing now where the bulls eye was to attack. Running in, she feighed an kick for his knee, waiting a moment for his reaction before attempting a palm thrust uppercut to his jaw.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:32 pm
Takara's eyes watched carefully every motion she made, this would either pay off or hurt his game for this match. The ronin jumped vaulting off of his legs for a front flip right over Anita. The downside was the landing, with injured legs the landing was rough on him and he bit down on his teeth at the pain but managed to ignore it and whipped around unsheathing the sword in the same manner he had in the beginning slashing for any part of her he could reach. This was the moment, her reaction to his slash would either lose or win the fight for Takara. Should he connect and gain advantage he could win. Should she avoid he would need more planning, and if she counter attacked he'd be damned.
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:45 pm
Takara Shiro Takara's eyes watched carefully every motion she made, this would either pay off or hurt his game for this match. The ronin jumped vaulting off of his legs for a front flip right over Anita. The downside was the landing, with injured legs the landing was rough on him and he bit down on his teeth at the pain but managed to ignore it and whipped around unsheathing the sword in the same manner he had in the beginning slashing for any part of her he could reach. This was the moment, her reaction to his slash would either lose or win the fight for Takara. Should he connect and gain advantage he could win. Should she avoid he would need more planning, and if she counter attacked he'd be damned.
She had thrown everything she had had into the shot at his jaw. All her weight and forward momentum. She had gambled on an all or nothing attack and came up with nothing. However, luck once more came to her aide as she was unable to stop her motion even though her opponent no longer stood there. With nothing to hit she again fell to the ground, narrowly avoiding the flashing silver as it cut through the air where she had once stood.
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:22 am
Takara jumped back a little and resheathed his blade and had to snicker at himself. If nothing else this girl had the best dumb luck he'd ever seen anyone have. It was almost amusing. But a more serious thought came to Takara's brain. Winning. Takara slipped the sheath back on his belt loop so he was no longer holding it with his left hand. Reaching down to his right side he pulled a jitte free from his belt and start to spin it around his right index finger in a taunting manner.
"Your move now."
((OOC: Just in case you're wondering THIS is a jitte. Except Takara's Jitte is pointed on both the end of the blade and the fork that sticks out from the handle. It's mainly a defensive weapon used to trap swords but can be used like a knife ^^))
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