Remember the Name (Open)

[Kobushi Taikyoken]

'Stronger, I will become stronger, no matter what.'

The mentality of the hapless soul fueled by his dream and the persevering through the stress of a new place, a new destiny and the new hall filled with his peers, he was shall you say nervous. Truly, although he lived within the city as well, he hadn't made contact with many human beings except for his grandfather, and hadn't learned well on how to socially interact with people.

The feelings of all the people around him, grasping his fists with a simple impatient stare forth, his eyes wandered to the people and his body stood tall, a peaked grin and huge air of confidence surrounded him. "I Kobushi, challenge anyone who wants to face me, anyone who wants to step forward, and lets do battle!"

Stares came over Kobushi, as if it wasn't enough he was nervous, they were glaring at him, sweat tricked down his body as this happened, the faces of the public had generally frightened him severally. He only scratched the back of his head. "Y-you don't scare me, I want to fight here and now, i swear by my own name, i will fight someone!" Kobushi said in another whim of confidence, still sweating through the nervousness, though never stopping with his remarks of fighting.

"Oh come on, this school systems made on fighting, and i want to find out who is the strongest, so that I know just who to fight against next time." His arms now went to his sides the bandages wrapped tightly as he only grinned. "man, this is getting ridiculously hard to swallow." He said to himself, as the people began talking amongst themselves once more.

"Isn't their someone who wants to fight in this school?" He said to himself in a whisper.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"Of course there is," Matrim said stepping from the crowd. A lot of the crowd started whispering and pointing at Matrim. They were shocked to see the School Captain, "But the rules that are laid out by the Pillars are strictly no fighting. But, I'm the School Captain now, and I feel like making an exception. I believe you said your name was Kobushi? Will welcome to PHS 42, my name is Matrim Gallagher."

Matrim's fists tightened. He loved the attention from the crowd, but more than anything he loved the fact that he would be able to fight the new blood. After all, it wasn't fair to give this kid anything other than a true fighter to deal with. Anybody else would be sub-par as far as Matrim was concerned. "If it's a fight you're looking for, it's one you will get. And as a show of good faith I will give you one free hit, uncontested, unblocked, and I won't counter it. Once the hit is dealt, that's when the fight begins."

Matrim extended his arms out, "The one free hit can not be a ball hit or an eye gouge, otherwise do whatever you want. If.... you still want to go through with this. Otherwise, I wouldn't blame you for retracting that challenge."

Let's see what the new kid's got.

[Kobushi Taikyoken]

'Finally a battle!'

In his mind this was said over and over in great glee towards the man, he grinned his fists going backwards, his body leaped to the air, causing many people to begin talking about him. Mostly in mean spirited voices as he hasn't gained respect.

He listened to what the man had to say hearing his words he blinked and scratched his head, a dimwitted look on his face, a loss for words expression as well. "Y-your going to l-let me hit you?" He sighed. "That isn't my style, if you give me one free hit I'll give you one, then we will start."

He smiled as he placed his fist out. "Tap my fist with yours if you agree." The boy was so excited to fight him, though he didn't know what the hell he was getting himself into. "My first big battle, time to kick some ass!" He said standing before him as he clenche dhis fist.

"OK!" He clenched his fist tighter. "I'll make this hit good then!" He quickly jabbed into the mans upper torso with a drilling fist of power coming forth at explosive power, at least in his eyes, one of his best punches.

[Matrim Gallagher]

The kid had agreed to the free hit, but had asked Matrim to take one as well Matrim wouldn't disagree with it, so he bumped fists with the guy. And from the sound of it this was this kids first battle, and he seemed... well he seemed like a good guy. Which meant Matrim wouldn't go for serious injury, he would simply give this kid the respect he deserved, showcasing power without going over board. And he'd be able to do that with the kids first punch which hit Matrim's left pectoral, Matrim's body had not moved, the hit stung a little, but Matrim had become tougher over time. He groaned as the hit took place but the smile on his face only widened, his teeth clenching.

"Good," Matrim said, "You're quick.... you're punch has got strength to it.... though I better take my free hit now eh?"

Matrim pulled his right fist back and then threw it forward towards the center of the kids chest, using his full strength he would aim to slam the kid nice and good to give him a taste of the speed and strength Matrim could muster with his attacks. Matrim would then wait for the kid to make the first move, giving him time to recover depending on what the hit did to him, "Fights on kid! Let's see what you got!"

[Kobushi Taikyoken]

Kobushi said nothing as he gasped a bit, his fist was in the mans chest but with all the power he could muster... not even a scratch, truly astonishing. his eyes lifted to the man as he nodded. "That's some body you got man, and as promised you also get your free hit." A hit that Kobushi would soon be regretting once done.

His body stood fully as he grasped both his fist tightly into each other, the people around them only smirked, knowing what was going to happen. he stood with a small frown on his face, and with this, he saw the mans fist move backwards, but once the man had moved it forward it seemed as though... it disappeared. This would not last however.

The fists power came into his chest, the sudden surge of pain came into him like a volt of lightning, his body went backwards through the air he gasped as he spun in the air with his great agility and landed, the dirt upon his feet screeching and kicking up dust as he pressed his hand to the ground. "What the hell was that?!" he said as he coughed up blood.

He stood as he heard the words of which meant that the battle was beginning, his eyes widened quickly. "This will be fun, lets see how strong you really are then huh?" Quickly bringing his body to the ground and placing his hands on the bare floor, he twisted and quickly came with a kick towards the mans head and leaped into the air spinning rapidly as he kicked downward while airborne.

"I think I started off good..." He said quickly his leg coming down towards the mans body.

[Matrim Gallagher]

Matrim would grin. The boy threw himself in the air, something Matrim did from time to time, but it was all in vain. Matrim used a great deal of speed, and the hand on the side the kick was coming from would grab the back of the foot in question, his opposite hand would reach over and grab the thigh of the leg that kicked, pushing down on it Matrim would turn to the side and throw the kid back first towards the ground by his leg. He would maintain a hold of the kids ankle if he had successfully grabbed it.

"You're strong......" Matrim said with a grin. He wouldn't be able to gauge the strength of the kid by the kick because of the manner in which he countered it, but he knew enough from the first punch, "What brings you to this school, is it just the fighting?"

Matrim would then begin to twist the kids ankle inward if he still had it, hoping to force the kid to flip over onto his stomach. He would maintain a good grip on the ankle. He had a move in his mind, but first he wanted an answer to his question. Besides, he wanted to give the kid a chance to retaliate. After all, if he was a fighter it'd be disappointing to be put down in just a short few moves.

[Kobushi Taikyoken]

His body moved forward quickly shifting from the attack that he had once done but failed, his leg was being grasped tighter as he growled. "Crap." He said as he had his leg caught within the mans hands. 'Damn, I left too many openings, wait, no I didn't I shifted one of my quickest kicks to get too his head, am I even on his level?'

He growled as his foot was within the man's grasp and after hearing his voice and the question his eyes only dimmed. "Did I only come here to fight?" The crowd watched over him with smirks on their faces, watching him squirm as a loud idiot would, and he only smirked. "I came here to fight yes, not only that, I came here because this is one of the strongest schools around, my grandfather knew if I trained here my skills would exceed and expand further, and he knew I would learn a lesson."

His body quickly twisted as his ankle popped quickly, he threw his foot towards the mans face in a spinning kick. "I came here to be the best, and to become the strongest fighter in all the world, to further my own dreams!" Never the less after breaking his foot he thought he was out of the man's hold, because either the kick would be dodged at such close speed or he would take a kick of great power and accuracy to the face.

"My dream is to be the best, the best their ever was, and even with your strength overpowering my own strength, remember this, everyday, at this school, every fight I face, I will get stronger and stronger!" The students laughed towards his dreams, and began to talk out loud giving him insults. "Laugh as loud as you can, I will show you." He said coughing. "So bring it!"

[Matrim Gallagher]

"There are things you don't understand, boy," Matrim said holding his position. He had not moved his feet, he simply threw his head back and threw the foot away after he had broken it. He wasn't trying to break at first but it seems that he had overestimated the boys ability to not break under pressure. Matrim would simply stand as the boy said 'bring it', he didn't react, he wanted to show the boy that was so out of his league. So incredibly out of his league....

"Boy, you are an idiot... what good comes from being the best, being the strongest? What good comes from imagining having all that power....." Matrim's Qi was getting primed and ready to go, he was going to give him a display, "There is no fun in it... being the strongest would become too boring. Already I am bored with you."

I'll end this fight with a display of power so intense.....

"Do you want to see real power?" Matrim asked, his face emotionless, waiting for the boy to make his next move, "If so, attack me and I'll show you real power."

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[Kobushi Taikyoken]

He said nothing as his eyes closed slowly breathing in. "See, thats the thing, you really don't get what i want, I want to be the best, so that i may improve with the best, becoming the best means more battles, and more improvement to ones abilities, and dammit, I will become stronger just for that fact, you may not have fun being the best, but I will!"

A smile appeared on his face, his eyes and ambition arising, his foot slowly arose as he watched the killing intent of the man, the crowd watched as the two spirits flared, he may not have been the strongest, but he would be known. "So, remember this, I, Kobushi Taiyoken, will beat you, no matter how hard you beat me, Captain, because their is always someone stronger around the corner.'

His body lifted through the air with one leg forward as he began to spin quickly. "Take this!" He said quickly 'I'll put every ounce of strength and add spin to it, I won't lose without giving him a lasting impression!' His leg said as it drilled more forth at the demonic essence of the powerful captain.

[Matrim Gallagher]

Catching a kick? It was all too easy. Matrim saw the attack coming a mile away, not to mention the fact that he was deadly fast. This kid really was out of his league, which left Matrim with a bored expression as his hand would catch the foot. His hand was pushed by it, but it didn't stop him from maintaining a grip on the kids ankle as Matrim's hands and feet ignited with flames. He smiled at the kid, "You are never going to be happy. Believe me, this whole strongest fighter nonsense.... don't buy into that bullshit."

Matrim would pull hard on the ankle to slam his free hand towards the kids chest, tightened into a flaming fist of female fury. He had been as this kid was, not quite so corny with the speeches but he struggled in 650, he fought and fought his opponents to see where he stood with them. He found the strong ones, the teachers, the challenges. And with each challenge he overcame he realized how boring it would become as soon as his list of challenges got smaller. The truth was that Reira saved him from all of that, Reira... and his unborn child.

"Someday you'll understand," Matrim would say. If the punch connected he would let go of the ankle. And if the kid had just attacked with his uninjured foot, he just left him in a rough spot as far as moving around went. Matrim felt like a bully for a moment, "You challenged a fighter, and this is what you got. Next time, start of small. In a school of fighters it's best not to walk around picking fights. Don't look for trouble kid, you'll find enough of it as it is, got it?"

Those would be Matrim's words of wisdom for the day, "Now, are you satisfied with this fight enough to take the loss and move on or are you really going to make me cripple you before I walk out of here?"

(OOC: Qi Info
Constitution: 90 [-2 every other post]
Charisma: 67 [-5 Cha for ignition]
Posts of continuous use: 1)

[Kobushi Taikyoken]

Sent backwards as he released his grip, he slammed into a wall close by the middle of the hall, falling to the ground leaving a large impact as he began to let his arm raise him, touching the blow of which flames had burned him. He gasped as he began to bleed once more and closed his eyes as he sighed, and smiled. "As long as their as strong as you are, I am content..." He said coughing once more as the ground watched him with annoyed looks.

Their words pierced the skies as they talked louder. "I'm not giving up, cripple me, kick my ass, try to kill me, my spirit is never broken, bastard." He said as he grasped his chest once more. "Are you coming or what?" His lips arose like a flame as he rushed forward once more, flipping in the sky as he swung his leg downwards quickly once more, this time, he began to twist his body quickly releasing a wave of kicks as he coughed once more, falling to the ground, his body already battered and bruised.

The people watched him a she laid on the ground. 'I-I took too much damage, my body can't move as i want it to...' He said slowly closing his eyes. "Damn, damnit...can't...m-" He fell unconscious, laying silently as he groaned one last breath, he was not dead, only battered and bruised, from all the movements and attacks that he had taken, from the greatest fighter in the school.

[Matrim Gallagher]

The first kick hit, and he twisted throwing another one which Matrim guarded with two forearms, still getting hit and with each kick he watched the boy and wondered how much damage he was going through considering his medical state, "Wasn't trying to tell you to give up. Not trying to discourage you, just showing you the ropes."

The kid definitely didn't get that Matrim was trying to be nice, but it didn't matter because he ended up falling unconscious. Or so it seemed in any case. Matrim looked around at everyone and said, "Alright, everybody... nothing to see here. Go about your business." And everybody did, because Matrim was a very likable person when he was nice and polite enough. After the crowd dispersed Matrim stopped Qi use, the flames ended. Matrim would walk over and lug the kid over his shoulders and carry him to the nurses office to get patched up.

Showing up to the nurses office Matrim entered the building and said, "Special delivery, new student. Challenged the entire school so I thought I'd take him on considering I know how to hold back. Wouldn't want one of the more violent ones killing him or anything like that.... anyway, have fun with that."

Matrim would set the kid on a Nurses office bed, and then he would leave the boy in peace.

Well, that takes care of that I guess. Though something tells me this kid is going to challenge me to another fight eventually... God I hope he waits awhile.

[Kobushi Taikyoken]

(That's the end)