The Dead Forest (Increased Orc activity due to skirmish)

[Shouyin]

Shouyin stopped a metre away and went into stance. How did you get through this guy? Any long range attacks just got sucked up, and anything close he just caught and then blasted him! Well, single strikes weren't doing anything, and this guy was just as impenetrable as Shouyin was from afar, so he'd have to start hitting more than once.

First, a quick shuffle forwards. He'd raise his left knee in what would look like a kick, but would simply help to either fake Reiko out and/or shove him forward all the more quickly. His left fist would then snap out in a jab that would actually fall short of Reiko's left shoulder. A quick pause and four spikes would burst through his knuckles into the shoulder before he withdrew. His right fist, the one with the rock knuckles, would follow up with an uppercut to the gut before his left returned with a crack to the right of Reiko's jawbone, sans the four spikes.

Dash, Three Hit Combo, Six Point Damage: IWAKEN  

[Hi Im Reiko]

Faint. Not? Didn't matter. Apparently Shouyin had forgotten that Reiko was holding a swirling Pupu ball and as soon as Shouyin raised his knee, Reiko sped up the spin within the ball and let it loose at him to rip into his body like some kind of uncontrolable saw.

"Please stop wasting my time. Don't fight hard, fight smart."

(In order to test out my own theory on how the rp fighting system should be, I will end my turn here in order to comply with the rules I've made)  

[Shouyin]

OOC: No problem, but mayn, my entire creation, mayn.

Now let us remember, Shouyin's entire torso was shielded with stone. So although this blast hit, and although it grinded into him painfully, it failed to cause the same extent of damage Reiko had intended. Shouyin crossed his left foot over his right, planting it firmly. Ducking low he spun clockwise, right arm extending outwards, a stone covered hand gripping the pupu saw tightly. As any stone was worn away by the energy, it would be replaced by even more. Then, Shouyin's right leg would snap out in a back kick to Reiko's right knee.

That completed the first step. While the kick would almost definitely break his opponent's leg if it hit, Shouyin felt it necessary to follow up anything against someone like this. He'd finish the turn before shoving inwards, attempting to bring that energy saw against Reiko's chest, while letting his left fist fly with a punch to the gut.  

[Hi Im Reiko]

Shouyin's struggle with the saw gave Reiko the time he needed to return to a ready state. Meaning he was successfully able to move back away from the kick. Then Reiko expelled the energy leaving there to be... nothing that Shouyin was struggling with.

Now he only waited to see if Shouyin would continue attacking. Anticipating a physical attack, he readied himself to counter.  

[Shouyin]

Somewhat unfortunately, most combat was physical, and that was how Shouyin rolled. Beginning with the aforementioned left punch to the gut he quickly concocted a follow up. Nothing special, just the utilization of his very heavy right fist, now free of any confrontation with said energy, swinging into Reiko's throat.

Just a quick two hitter, anything extensive seemed to be cut short, though that might've been some vital mistakes on Shouyin's part. He'd have him at some point though, everyone made openings, had weaknesses, didn't matter that man's yellow power.

OOC: I'm off to rent a movie and stuff, probably be back by the time you post though, no offense <=d  

[Hi Im Reiko]

Reiko's right fist swung down to meet Shouyin's knuckle to knuckle. Surprisingly, Reiko displayed no sign of hurting from this. Because he wasn't hurting. Of course not, Shouyin had just spent the earlier half of this time beating Reiko's face, but didn't break one bone.

"I'm sorry if I led you to believe that being of stone made you stronger than me physically."

So there was parry one, and then Reiko brought his bloody left arm up to knock away Shouyin's right. Parry two. And parries throw the opponent into an open state, especially if they're throwing forceful punches and not jabs.

Using his energy to speed up his motions beyond that of even the most twitchy and reactionary human, he let loose with his DEEP SIX: BM.  

[Shouyin]

Shouyin was left, most disconcertingly, wide open. His hands had simply been brushed off to the sides. He blessed his rock-covered skeleton and that torso encasement for being there with whatever came next. He wasn't about to put his head closer to Reiko's fists trying to block the shin kick, so he just took it. The solace that his bones probably wouldn't break was enough to help him deal with the sharp stinging pain that erupted from his left leg. That'd bruise.

And what of the five other moves? The mid-punch slammed into Shouyin, chipping parts of the stone armour, but leaving him otherwise unaffected. The hook, that was his opening. Stepping forward with his right, much to the dismay of his left leg, he raised both his arms, stopping the hook short. His left hand would slide down Reiko's right arm, gripping the not so punching anymore arm by the wrist, holding it straight. This quickly completed he'd chop Reiko just behind the right side of the neck with his right, bereft of stone excluding the bones.

Please work, please work, please work. A hit in that pressure point would knock out any normal human being cold, but this fellow didn't seem to be such a thing, hopefully daze him then. Thus would his right hand grab Reiko by the neck/shoulder and bring his face into Shouyin's right knee, which would raise up to meet it.

End, Shouyin's Deep Six: BM Counter  

[Hi Im Reiko]

((Despite that we've established that we are of the same physical endurance and strength...))

"Oh? I'll just take an arm as payment for ruining my attack."

Reiko raised his free hand and used it to obstruct Shouyin's chopping arm. Upon placing it on the arm he filled it with a great amount of energy, as though he was charging it. Then, he released himself from his grasp by releasing energy off himself in a strong fashion to cause release. Stone, steel, whatever.

Wouldn't matter anyway, Reiko would again command the energy to exit like a explosive (that of the arm) to blow off Shouyin's arm, disentegrating any debri in its exit.  

[Shouyin]

OOC: Meh, doesn't make a difference now does it?

Eck...he was starting to understand how this stuff worked, and that glowing yellow energy getting anywhere near him, was not a good thing in the slightest. So as Reiko was a'grabbing and a'prepping Shouyin's arm for those explosions, Shouyin was driving a very long and very thick spike through where the man held him with his free hand.

How long and how thick was this spike? Well at the base, this being the section on Shouyin's arm where Reiko was grabbing him, it was two inches in diametre, and the distance from said base to very pointy tip was about one foot, yes, twelve inches. Why so long? Shouyin was scared shitless, that's why. He didn't know what was going on, but he knew his right arm was starting to tingle uncomfortably and he'd seen what that yellow glow had done before. So his left hand, pushing Reiko's right arm back sharply, would then point inwards towards the man's right kidney, a spike similar to the one jutting out of Shouyin's arm extended from his palm.

And there you have it, Shouyin gets scared, Shouyin gets fatal. If Reiko didn't take the stuff out of Shouyin's right arm, Shouyin stabbed him in the kidney. He wasn't sure, but you didn't often survive stuff like that, and that seemed a proper threat.  

[Idolwise-Gloomwerk]

wa...ke..

wake...

wake up!

The elf's eyes snapped open, blinked twice as red irises adjusted to the filtered light of the forest. He groaned as he shifted uncomfortably against the base of the tree. It's gnarled roots didn't make for a comfortable seat so he slowly got to his knees and breathed in slowly. Waiting for a while to gather his senses, the elf peered around and wondered aloud.

"Where am I now?"  

[Hi Im Reiko]

Interrupting Shouyin's left hand pushing his right arm back, he merely redirected it under Shouyin's left arm, knocking it to the outside. Easy because Reiko's own arm wasn't in motion because Shouyin somehow stopped a sped up human. No matter. Reiko's fist was on the inside, Shouyin's left was on the outside.

Spikes through his left hand? This again? The guy clearly couldn't make up his mind between defending and attacking. The time it takes for Reiko to "charge" up any object and/or person is in, at the most, half of a second considering his source is infinite to call upon at any time. Reiko only needed to make sure he directed it properly. Meaning the spike that came out of Shouyin's elbow (where Reiko stopped him meant nothing)

Parry, Parry, Super, like last time. Except now Reiko saw it fit to leave Shouyin, this was getting dumb. He gave a quick glance to make sure Rose was safely away and then he released a large amount of energy in a swirling circular wave out from his body. Out like a he was at the center of a missle that had dropped down directly on that spot. Not quite that powerful though. Enough to uproot but more, disentegrate the trees in the 30ft radius.

In the time Shouyin would fly away the energy Reiko in his arm would read the energy within Reiko's actions, and follow the same act. Explosion. Like a grenade.  

[Ketto]

"A forest! 4laugh "

That was the reply that met Idol's outward questioning as Ketto blinked down at him from one of the lower branches of the mighty oak the elf was rested against. The squirrel boy grinned down at him, showing his buck teeth as his fluffy tail swayed behind him and his ears twitched, his nose snuffling the air, trying to figure out if this elf was friend or foe. Hovering beside the boy was a ball of rolling mist that hummed and whistled inquisitively before gliding downwards and moving aroudn the elf curiously.

"Flik~ Leave the man aloned!" the boy said sternly to the cloud as it gave a low and vibrating hum as it floated back up towards him.  

[Idolwise-Gloomwerk]

At the sound of the cheerful reply, elven ears twitched and Idol looked up to catch sight of a young boy... with a squirrel's tail! Even stranger yet was the small ball of mist which had come down to hover near Idol. As it hovered close to his face the elf's eyes narrowed as he studied it briefly, before it whisked itself away back to the side of the squirrel boy.

"Well... that's one question answered" he muttered to himself.

"And which forest is this exactly?  

[Ketto]

"By the big place that went -BOOMED!- and there was a big red bird and stuffs..."

To be honest, through out all the commotion of the Stadium Ketto hadn't been paying much attention. He'd been feverishly trying to find is Rei-Mama. But then he'd found himself outside after staring up at the Phoenix in mystified wonder. Though he had not seen Rei, he knew she'd find him and thus had spent his time wondering around the forest, generally avoiding the sparse encampments and other people until he had stumbled across the unconscious elf. For some reason he'd found himself settling down on the branches above him to keep watch. He didn't quite understand why but was sure Rei would be proud of him!  

[Idolwise-Gloomwerk]

"Place that went... boom?"

The elf scratched his head as if the comforting act of massaging his scalp could smooth out the wrinkles in his memory. He remembered coming home to the stadium and booking a room for the night. And...

blood...

The elf shook his head to clear it of the fuzzy veil that had descended upon his mind, but to no avail. He then, slowly, got to his feet and stretched, arching his back. He then released a sigh before asking

"Do you know of any survivors?"