Adrian vs Matrim

[Matrim Gallagher]

Matrim found himself caught in the middle of a major dodge. Matrim was stunned, the kid was slow to move, and Matrim was a fairly intelligent fighter, so he was actually surprised that he didn't hit the kid. Matrim did notice, however, the punch coming. He therefore brought an arm center bringing his hand down to block by attempting to catch the punch, only to have it send him flying much like Sara Quinn's Qi. It was somewhat surprising but Matrim was used to this sort of thing. He quickly got a feel for where he would land, and as he came down he grabbed onto the board that Adrian was swinging.

"Heh...."

Matrim pulled hard on the board with his left hand, his right hand shot out to grab Adrian's pants by the waistline. Once he got a hold his left hand would shoot for Adrian's neck once more, grabbing around it he would lift Adrian straight up and bring him down again hard on his head. All the while Matrim's arms and legs would still be aflame.

(OOC: Qi Info
Constitution: 91 [-2 every other post]
Charisma: 71 [-5 Cha for ignition]
Posts of continuous use: 6)

[Adrian]

Matrim was quicker than lightning and could react faster than the devil, that was for sure. As he tumbled through the air, he managed to get over himself and prepare himself for landing, catching the weapon Adrian swung effortlessly with one hand. There was no accounting for strength or personal fortitude, a board swung full-speed into your hand was going to hurt, and Adrian wouldn't be surprised if he had injured Matrim by doing so.

As Matrim pulled, though, Adrian let go of the board, knowing the School Captain to be a stronger man than he and not willing to get into a fight on the subject. As he let go, Adrian took a step forward with his right foot, which would likely cause Matrim to stumble backwards as well, as he was pulling on the board with Adrian's weight in mind, and would receive none of it, simple physics. As Matrim was losing his footing, Adrian would swing his left arm down and catch Matrim's groping right hand with his wrist, using the protection of both the leather dragon and his Earth Dragon bracers to null any further fire damage from the flaming arm. With the hand out of the way and the left, still holding the board, unavailable for the prior stated throat grab, Adrian would capitalize on Matrim's lack of balance by hooking his right foot behind Matrim's left, from the inside, and pulling back, attemping to get him to fall on his back or his butt, whichever, risking the flames for the sake of a short, quick movement.

After the attack, successful or not, Adrian would attempt to take a step back. If successful, however, the once-wealthy youngster would take time to sneer and taunt.

"Some School Captain, hiding behind some mythical fire. Haven't you seen enough? You know I'm the perfect pillar. Let's stop kidding each other here." His words came out hoarse and raspier than usual, but his eyes remained as sharp and wild as ever.

In truth, Adrian wanted, no, needed this fight to end. Matrim's fires had taken their toll on his body, and even his coat couldn't protect him forever. If he couldn't beat Matrim on physical terms, he'd have to beat him in verbal ones.

[Matrim Gallagher]

When Adrian had let go of the board Matrim did go back, but corrected his body accordingly, his left hand swinging the board back and tossing it out of the way just as quickly as he had pulled it. Adrian would try to hook his foot behind Matrim's left, but the fact was his left foot had been pulled back for balance when his left hand pulled back on the board. Meaning Matrim's right shoulder was facing Adrian. Adrian took a step back and talked to Matrim,

"Some School Captain, hiding behind some mythical fire. Haven't you seen enough? You know I'm the perfect pillar. Let's stop kidding each other here."

"So says the boy who's been using Qi this fight as well. These flames are me, they aren't mythical, they are a part of me. They are just as fair as using my fists in boxing, or feet in soccer. If you have a problem with losing, that's your own issue."

Matrim then got a very serious look on his face, "Do you not realize what happens if a Pillar wins the fight? We simply choose based on our own experience with these fights. Meaning if Damien wins, he chooses. If Linda wins, she does. You get the picture."

Matrim shot forward off of his right foot, he was about to use an incredible amount of speed and trickery with this next bit. Matrim made it look like he was going to swing hard with his right fist, cocking it back, only to drop and slide on his knees, he would reach in between Adrian's legs with both arms, raising them up and wrapping around Adrian so that his hands connected in front of Adrians stomach, weaved around his body. He would pull down to slam Adrian down on his shoulder blades and head. This would cause Adrian to get burns around the areas of leg Matrim might have touched as well as the stomach.

"Personally if I won I was going to change up the entire roster, make Linda the SPB with my decision, and name you the Varsity Captain." Matrim said, "Because quite frankly I'm not sure if the Captain of the Football team is cut out for being the big brains behind the schools operations. Sound good to you?"

He should know by now that I am going to win this thing...

(OOC: Qi Info
Constitution: 91 [-2 every other post]
Charisma: 71 [-5 Cha for ignition]
Posts of continuous use: 7)

[Adrian]

Adrian listened to Matrim speak, and, because of this, was taken by surprise when the boy attempted a surprise move. Adrian was simply too busy processing the words spoken to realize what was coming up was an obvious feint. Adrian's hands went up in a defensive stance, only to find Matrim dropping to his knees and wrapping his arms around him in an awkward way. Adrian reacted as quickly as he could, opening both fists and slamming both palms into each side of Matrim's face, slapping him in the ears and likely giving the boy a hell of a ringing in his head, despite whatever toughness he might have had; the ears were always weak points.

Regardless, it wasn't enough to keep him from being slammed, and Adrian fell backwards, he threw himself back as well, turning it into a backwards roll to attempt a breakfall as well as garner distance between himself and his opponent. Regardless, Adrian was still slammed fairly hard into the ground, giving him a similar ring to his head as he had just given Matrim.

Rolling backwards, Adrian came up to one knee and let Matrim speak again. As he asked the boy a question, Adrian rose to his feet, and a smirk brought forth to his lips.

"Yeah... I guess I can deal with that. That is, IF you can beat m..." Adrian blinked a few times, and shook his head, as if shaking something out. "If you can beat m-"

Adrian fell forward, his body refusing to allow him to continue any further. For the last five minutes of battle, at least, the boy had been running on pure adrenaline, his body having long since given up the ghost, fatigued and injured from multiple burns across his face, arms, and body.

Adrian hit the ground face-first in a heap, and began breathing shallowly. As his mind faded, he couldn't help but think to himself:

Just... gonna hafta beat you next time...

[Matrim Gallagher]

A ringing in his ears created a bit of pain, and Matrim's focus was going away as Adrian spoke, "Yeah... I guess I can deal with that. That is, IF you can beat m... If you can beat m-"

And like that Adrian was out. Matrim was the victor, he quickly ended his Qi and stood up having knocked Adrian out. It seemed there was no getting through to people and the best way possible was through a KO. Though he still wanted to hear someone submit, it'd be much easier if people simply gave up after all. In any case, Matrim rolled onto his back, sprawling on the floor enjoying his break after the fight.

"Guess I just won."

(OOC: Qi Info
Constitution: 89 [-2 every other post]
Charisma: 71 [-5 Cha for ignition]
Posts of continuous use: 8)
QI Ended Mid-Post