Bastille vs Ryuu

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Ryuu kept the calm expression on his face as he finally got a good look at his opponent. Her outfit seemed rather odd for a tournament fight, she looked like a cross between a French courtesan and a 1940’s pinup lass, but her hair was simple, pulled back into a ponytail, he could see her front hair was blond , but the back was silver. But enough about her appearance, back to the most important matter at hand. As Ryuu charged at her, he saw her toss two objects down below into the water, closing her eyes, even placing her hand behind her ear as she stood up straight, in a neutral stance. Even though it seemed like she was merely trying to listen for the sound of the two objects falling into the water, Ryuu knew otherwise. She was trying to hear his footsteps, and to be honest, it wasn't hard, seeing as he WAS running right at her. He saw she managed to dodge his uppercut by bending into a low duck, before trying to swipe his feet. But that wasn't the only strike he had aimed at her.

As he brought his left fist back, he saw her catch his right fist to try and soften the blow, before sliding her hands down his wrist, and attempt to swing him around, possibly try to send him off the edge. But Ryuu wasn't going to let that happen. As she did so, he snapped his left hand, and grabbed onto her arm tightly, so as he was sent flying near the edge, he would be still holding onto her, even as she released him. While he maintained his grip on her, he would yank down on her arm, jerking her down as he placed his right hand out, his feet grinding against the ground slightly, as he came to a stop. Once he came to a halt, he would then yank Bastille towards him, trying to put her off-balance, releasing his grip on her as he did so, and then flipping backwards off her right side, his left, he would end up behind her. He would then attempt to stick his arms beneath her armpits, and then hook both his arms onto her, if it worked, it would prevent her from turning around and attacking him. Sure she had her legs to attack, but unless Bastille had eyes at the back of her head, it would probably be difficult for her to aim a kick at him, or try for a nut shot. Besides, he had his legs too, and could defend himself if she happen to try it.

So it seemed she had allowed him to grab hold of her, but Ryuu was unfazed by this turn of events, nor was he unfazed when she pushed down a little, jumping into the air just as he grabbed onto her, but considering he had not established his hold on her yet, as soon as she leaped into the air, he released her, and ducked low charging beneath her before strafing to his right and turned around, putting some distance between the two of them. He then saw her drop low for a lower cut kick at his knees before pirouetting into a standing position and kicking high up into the air, but Ryuu merely had to move back a step to avoid her low kick from connecting with his knees, and as for her high kick, he brought his right knee up, before snapping his leg out in a roundhouse kick, sending it colliding with her own leg, effectively countering it, but the kick also held another purpose. Once colliding with Bastille's leg, he would bring his leg back down, before seeing her launch an assault on him, trying to slam her hand into his neck, chest, and trying to smash his nose into his face.

But Ryuu wouldn't let that happen. Although her movements were swift, the power behind them was compromised, and he managed to grab onto her wrist as she aimed to slam her hand into his chest, having blocked the first strike to his neck, while at the same time, his right hand shot out in one swift movement, at first aiming like a flat-palmed strike towards her chest, even his eyes were locked onto her chest, making it seem more and more like that was his intended target, but at the last and I mean the very last moment, his hand almost touching her chest, his hand changed targets, and shot straight up, his hand would then wrap around her throat, choking the air out of her. Once his grip on her wrist was established, and if it worked, his hand wrapped around her throat, wasting no time, Ryuu loosened his grip slightly on Bastille's wrist, but not enough to let her use her arm, and slid his hand up her arm, before coming to rest on her elbow. Just as he had done to Sara and Gabriel, now he was going to do to Bastille. He was going to attempt to break her elbow. Gripping her elbow tightly, he would begin to pull her elbow towards him, bending it the opposite way.

Cruel perhaps, but Ryuu was determined to win. He hadn't forgotten about Bastille's free arm, but he would then throw all his weight forward and a bit to the left, attempting to slam her into the ground, if it worked, he would crush her windpipe against the ground with his body weight. Not missing a beat, Ryuu began to move forward, sliding up the girl's body, until he was straddling her by her core, which effectively rendered her legs useless. No doubt she would try to slam her arm into him, to try and get him to release her, but in this position, there was no way in heck she'd be able to keep him from cutting air off in this position. And no doubt the blow itself would hurt a ton. Plus, her strikes would not have not power behind them, not when you're attempting to try and breath.

Did Ryuu think he had Bastille? Not in a million years. Her speed allowed her to dodge his lunge for her throat, as he saw her bend backwards and cartwheel, forcing him to release his grip on her elbow and prevent him from trying to break it. Well played m'lady... His hand, the moment it missed its target, would snap back to his side immediately, his other hand blocking her hand, preventing her from latching onto his wrist. It did not however, stop her from spinning around like they were doing the tango instead of fighting, and proceed to try to smash her elbow into his face. Not going to happen. Ryuu ducked low, avoiding her elbow, but it did not stop there. She proceeded to launch a roundhouse kick, trying to smash the middle of his spine, but again, a simple catch with his hands stopped her leg from inflicting any further damage, though the shock of the kick and the power behind it did reverberate through his arms, that had been a close one.

His grip on her wrist did not go without consequences though. He had left a bruise on her wrist, and his lunge had ripped Bastille's skirt. Now while that probably would've stopped any guy dead in their tracks and have them stare like a brain-dead loon, Ryuu was not so much like that, he was concentrating so intensely, everything else was unimportant to him. Gripping her leg in his hands, he would then proceed to throw her leg back, trying to put her off-balance. Both his hands planted firmly on the ground, Ryuu would then straighten up before driving himself backwards, putting some distance between the both of them. He was in fact, not the grappler type, he actually preferred long distance strikes, but he was more than capable of inflicting close-distance strikes as well. He could tell she was just as serious as he was. Both of them wanted to win this fight, but in the end, only one would come out on top, and Ryuu was determined to win.

Ryuu continued to maintain the cool and calm expression on his face as he saw Bastille had been thrown off-balance, landing on the ground, before sitting up quickly, somersaulting into a crouch as he saw her stare blankly at him. The fall had caused her lip to tear slightly, it seemed she had been biting it a bit. He saw blood run down the side as she rolled her lips together as if it was lipstick, before wiping the excess blood away and stood up as Ryuu placed some distance between the both of them. He saw her bring both her hands up again. It seemed she was waiting for him to attack, but Ryuu was not so impulsive, he was not going attack blindly or rashly, despite the fact he was sometimes very brash. This fight however, he would keep his cool and stay calm. He brought his hands up in front of him in a simple karate stance, he could see her hair had come loose and was dancing about her shoulders, his own hair was kept out of his eyes simply by the toque on his head.

He heard her sigh, before taking a deep breath, as he saw her eyes shoot open, concentrating on his muscles, he could see her stance was firm. Ryuu took a deep breath, before exhaling slowly, getting his focus back, and breathing helped, as his eyes shot open. He then began to circle her, his eyes glued to her, watching her every move. But before he had even taken a single step, he heard the sound of a loud click reverberate through the arena, followed by a loud splash. Ryuu froze, as he slowly turned his head to look behind him slightly, as his eyes narrowed into slits. The outer edge of the arena had been detached, the arena had gotten smaller, they had lost about 5 feet of room to move around on. Ryuu slowly turned his head back to Bastille, as he once more started to circle her, his eyes never wavering from her. He wasn't going to rush in and attack, that would be the action of a fool. No, if this fight was ever going to end, sooner or later, she would have to come to him, and when she did, he would be ready. His hands out in front in a relaxed but posed position, the shadows hid Ryuu's eyes from view, giving him a slightly menacing look. It was now or never. He would win, no matter what it took, he would come out on top. All that could be determined was, who was more determined to win? Ryuu, or Bastille? Only time would tell...