Sara Quinn vs. Gabriel Seran

[Keeper Of Secrets]

Sara Quinn vs. Gabriel Seran

You are both led to the middle of this enormous Colosseum. All around you is dirt.

An announcer speaks.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome to the ring... Sara Quinn!!!!!" He then gives a slight pause as the crowds cheer. "And the opponent... Gabriel Seran!" An equal amount of clapping and cheering can be heard from all around as the two of you are about to begin combat in this dry and dusty arena. You stand on regular dirt... This will truly be a match that decides skill.

"Let the Pillar Cup Tournament begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Gabriel Seran]

The tourney was on its way to begin and Gabriel was ready this time around it seemed every time he joined these bouts he fought an ally he had to crush and each time so far he'd ben beaten he wouldn't allow for that here. In his mind he had to establish dominance off the bat and defeat Sara for the better.

Walking out onto the dirt arena he wore a tight sleeveless green shirt that fit him firmly. His shorts where black and loose leaving room for his legs to shift about and still on his right palm he kept the glove. He stood ready at center for his opponent to make her entrance. Good training, and future exercises he hoped to press for in the future.

[Sara Quinn]

Sara was led out into the center of the Colosseum. Wow... They had a Colosseum here? Nice. But dirt? Really... that was no fun. Not really at least. Probably not the most appropriate thoughts considering the situation. She should have known they would have paired her with him. It was only to perfect. A chance to see who would come out on top here. It would obviously be her. She had no doubt about it. None.

She had chosen to wear a tight black tank top, leaving her arms bare, nothing restricting her movements. It clung to her figure, and came up just enough to cover most of the burn scar. Her black sweats were just tight enough that they would stay out of the way, but allow for movement. It was her speed and agility that she prided herself in.

At the sound of her name she smiled, meeting his gaze. She didn't intend to lose this one. Not to him. She considered this a test, and she wasn't going to fail. "Ready then?"

She decided to get right down to business. No point pussyfooting around this. She wouldn't use her qi yet. Not until she had a better idea of how strong he was. Without waiting for his reply she sped at him, closing the distance between them quickly, her right fist drawing back as though she was going to punch him.

When she was close enough, she would suddenly drop to her right knee, hoping that the sudden drop would catch him off guard. Her right hand would drop and push into the ground for support and balance, and her left leg would sweep in front of her, tripping him to the ground. Whether he dodged or not, she would finish the sweep, turning on her knee so that so that her back was to him, as she supported herself on her right knee, her left leg resting on the ground.

She brought her right arm up, bending it, and threw it behind her, pushing her body back, aiming to hit him with her elbow. If her sweep had worked, he would be falling back, and she would aim the elbow slightly upwards, making it hit him in his side or lower back as he fell. If he had dodged, the elbow would be the second attack, aiming simply to hit him where ever it fell. And then she would drop and roll away before he could attack her open back. Complicated, yes. But when executed properly, the timing right, it was quick and effective.

[Gabriel Seran]

"Ready then?"

Gabriel nodded with an assured smirk, this was his chance to gain a foothold, the master was never victim to the servant and she was to serve his ends and nothing else. Gabriel would not account for a loss. His hand tightened over his metal hand, he'd wired it for an electric pulse earlier in the day, limited fuse however would only hold out for a limited Qi attack so he'd have to savor it till the very end when he was sure there'd be no chance of failure lest he become too overconfident.

Gabriel held his ground as Sara charged, he'd seen little of her fighting style but he remembered the ability to beat her when it came to grappling, take all her speed away. Wait till the very last opportunity. She shifted and Gabriel did so as well though his reaction was a tads slower waiting to be plunged into a trap. In the last moment he leapt over her kick and pressed downward onto her with a right fisted hook to her face, now the back of her head seeing as how she turned. catching the side of an elbow in the gut he grunted but nonetheless pressed forward to take his advantage.

[Keeper Of Secrets]

Music erupts from the speakers that surround the arena. This song will play throughout your entire match, enjoy.

Battle Music

[Sara Quinn]

He had dodged the trip. That sucked, but nice. Very nice. Good for him... She was going to beat his ass so bad for that =_= She hadn't expected to miss him, but at the last moment, he jumped, avoiding the sweep of her leg meant to bring him down.

There was still the elbow though. At the same time that her elbow hit him, something slammed into the back of her head. As her head was forced downwards, she gave one last push with her elbow into him, and then dropped and rolled, pulling out of the attack.

She was slightly dazed as she came to her knees only a few feet away from him. The punch to her head had hurt, and because she hadn't been expecting it, her neck had taken some damage to. Nothing serious, but she still hissed in a breath as she pushed off her knee to her feet and backpedaled away from him, putting some more distance between them.

Sara had little knowledge of his fighting style, other then his grappling techniques, and even those were still left mostly unexplored. She came to a stop and took a defensive stance, crouching, knees slightly bent, arms loosely held in front of her, readying herself. She had made the first attack, now it was his turn. She smiled wickedly, waiting for him.

[Gabriel Seran]

Sara rolled away no doubt remembering the last fight they'd had when Gabriel grappled her against the ground taking away that speed. Though they seemed to be fairly close as far as he could tell. It wouldn't matter he was going all out into this fight, not like when he'd lost to Emily he wasn't going to lose this one he wanted the prize at the top. He grinned siniterly rushing forward at a drastic speed. His weight was over his heel sending the impression of going for another punch which was much like his usual strategy,boxing.

The last moment however Gabriel dropped on his hips coming to a slid where he'd angle an upwards kick into Sara's lower gut. With the movement whether he hit or not Gabriel would lean into the momentum coming out the other side stopping on his feet and turning about face to her once more arms in defense though his balance was now displaced on his heel.

[Sara Quinn]

Sara braced herself as he ran, her arms coming up to block. At the last second he dropped. He was tall, and she was small and fast. When he dropped, there was enough for her to see what was coming. In a second, dozens of moves flashed through her head. She decided to dodge. None of the moves would work because of how long his legs were. She quickly jumped out of the way, his foot missing her. It wasn't as graceful as she would have liked, but she managed to keep her footing and stay standing as she spun to face him.

He had gained his feet easily as he came out of the slide. Enough. She was done playing. This was going to end now. The guy had a good foot on her in height. As much as she didn't like the grappling, it was going to have to happen if she wanted to get anything done. She was going for the knockout. He might be stronger, but she matched him in speed and she was good with plans and thinking on her feet. She could do this... right? Fuck... She needed a boost in speed. She was going to have to get her Qi going soon, as much as she hated it.

She took off, running at him as fast as she could. This time she was going for a straight punch to his gut. Nothing fancy. She needed to get close and do some damage. What she wanted was for him to go down. Now. She drew her right fist back, bending it at the elbow, and then she would slam her fist into his gut. If he tried anything smart with her, she would deal with it as it came.

[Gabriel Seran]

Coming out the other side Gabriel was off balance and Sara was swift enough to come out right on top of him. She wasn't fooling around here coming in with a frontal assault. Not too wise. Gabriel had the upper hand as far as strength went and he would play to those advantages he had there would be no easy knockout here. Sara raised a fist and charged him striking into his gut, Gabriel moved a hand in to cushion the effect but since his balance was misplaced he toppled over backwards loosing his footing. With his free hand he grabbed on tight around the base of her torso and heaved with all his strength so that when he fell he'd be taking her with him.

In the same movement Gabriel would aim to lift her over his head so that she'd land on the rough patch of ground just above his head. Each of them receiving a blow to the ground. With ample speed and time Gabriel would release and roll onto his side and push off of the ground back on his feet hands up in a defensive boxer stance.

[Sara Quinn]

Sara came forward, slamming her fist into his hand as he blocked the punch. He dropped back though, being off balance on his feet. He was going down. PERFECT. Sara saw her chance, and she was going to be damned if she would miss it. Him dropping to the ground is what she had been aiming for. There was only one way she was going to guarantee herself a knockout. He was stronger then her, and could take a hit better. She needed him on the ground so she could deliver the strongest hit possible.

His hand snaked around her, pulling her with him, and that was fine. She fully intended to go down with him anyways. Her knees bent, and all her weight went into dropping down on him, so when he tried to pull her over his head, she wasn't going anywhere, as she forced her body to drop down on her knees. He was trying to pull her forward, she was going down. There was no way he was going to counter her straight down momentum.

She was done, he was going down. There were going to be no games here. Her upper body bent down towards him to avoid his pull, her hands in front of her to catch herself, her left hand going for his head. His hands were otherwise occupied and wouldn't be able to stop her. She would land on his chest. One hand going for his face. As soon as she touched him, her qi would activate. It would be instantaneous. The familiar green wind would flow around her body, just above her skin. The small boom sound would signal the activation and his head would be slammed back with a large amount of force... right into the ground. He would take damage from her hit to the face, and damage as his head slammed back against the ground. This had to work. All she needed was one touch.

((Sorry >< Forgot OOC notes
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[Gabriel Seran]

She was not to be moved and Gabriel felt the creeping edge of a startled shake run up his spine, he'd made a mistake. Now he was angry, not at her but himself he needed to be better and could not allow for mistakes he had to be perfect. As she came forward the force of the blow had an aura like edge creeping, creeping. Soon enough there it was a bright green light.

*Thump*

His head rattled from the explosive blast in his skull smashing against the ground with a magnified force. Feeling the usual sting of blood in his mouth, the copper taste of it against his pallet. It was a rush a pain he wanted more of and he wanted to repay Sara by giving her the exact same feeling. A wry grin lit his features as he pressed back against her violently this time his limbs released their hold on her arms and he snaked a leg around hers shifting the leverage of his weight about her so that from his position the flat of his back on the ground could use what leverage he had to push her forming a reversal of their current positions.

A free hand would inch into her hair grabbing fiercely at a lock and form a tight grip in her hair grabbing it tautly against the skull and then proceed to bashing it relentlessly against the ground without any other thought. If he wanted friends he would join a daycare, he wanted a strong, cold subordinate who would inevitably succumb to his will. Gabriel couldn't use his Qi not yet, he needed to wait for the killing shot a moment where the timing was perfect and using it too early would spell his demise.

[Sara Quinn]

It worked. It was perfect. His head slammed back into the ground. She couldn't help but smile as she stared down at him, stunned for the moment. That had to have knocked him out. Then she saw the smile touch his lips and she froze. What...? Her eyes widened, but before she could get out of it he moved, pressing against her. The next thing she knew, she was on her back under him.

She reacted the best way she knew how, doing the first thing that came to mind. Her hands reached down next to her and dug into the soil. As his hand found its way in her hair, she grabbed fist fulls of dirt, and whipped them into his face, aiming for his eyes as he slammed the back of her head into the ground. Her mind went blank and she acted on instinct now, her hands continuing their upward movement, her fingers bending and locking so her fingers were clawed.

She did what any smart girl would do, she clawed at his face, her nails trying to dig into his skin hard enough to draw blood. Anything to make him let go of her. If he didn't let go immediately, and her attempts were not working, she would then try another version of this, her thumbs digging into his eyes, nails first.

Her fingers closed on his face, grabbing at him so that no matter how many times he bashed her head, he would have to let go to stop her. The moment she felt any slack on her hair, she would rock her body, pulling her legs up and push against his chest with them and slide out from under him enough that she could roll and scramble away, gaining her feet as quickly as possible and facing him, hands in front of her while he rubbed dirt from his eyes. She wanted to start this over, from beginning stances. And it would be his turn to attack first.

OOC - Lame post is lame >< please forgive
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[Gabriel Seran]

He reacted unharmed when the dirt hit his eyes the reflex to close them was too late nonetheless though he decided not to release, he had a good hold and would keep up with hitting her though now he was going to get even more brutal. Winning at all costs. Nothing personal just business. He felt the lapse of her hands claw at his face, one tearing the scar over his eye opening a bloody wound. a cheap shot he wasn't quite disappointed about, a soft shout was released as he used his other limb to punch her in the face with a left handed sock.

She dug her thumbs into Gabriel's eyes from which he responded immediately backing away and she delivered a solid kick to shift his momentum. His eyes batted furiously to rid of the sand and by the time it was over he'd seen she was ready for round two. He'd drawn first blood but wasn't ready for defeat, not from her. He would see it through till its bitter end.

Gabriel pounced towards her now throwing a series of three right handed jabs a left handed thrust followed by a right kick to the gut before moving back on the defense.


(ooc: naw it was a fine post XD)
Stats at beginning of fight b4 my boost just to keep em listed:
Strength: 51
Dexterity: 50
Constitution: 47
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 16
Charisma: 32

[Sara Quinn]

She watched him try to get the dirt from his eyes as she tried to orient herself. Her head was spinning, and she was slightly dazed, but she could see now why her attack hadn't knocked him out like she had thought. The ground was softer then she had anticipated, and where her mind should have been reeling from his attacks, it was only fuzzy. Her hand rubbed the spot where he had punched her. He was strong. Extremely strong. Her cheek bone throbbed, and it was already swelling. She was quickly coming back to her senses though, but apparently not quick enough as he was suddenly on her again.

His fist slammed into her cheek again and her head was knocked to the left side. She moved with the momentum though to dodge the next set of punches, turning so her back was to him and she was crouching low, moving quickly on her feet to get to his left side, out of the way of his punches. His kick was now void unless he turned towards her. She threw her right elbow out behind her in an attempt to slam it into his left side. For her, this was the easiest place to reach because of their height differences.

As soon as her elbow hit him, her body turning with the movement, she would sweep her right leg out at him, trying to take him off his feet again. If he went down, she would stay on her feet, completing the turn so she was facing him standing up straight and slam her foot down on his face, hopefully finally ending this fight.

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[Gabriel Seran]

She ducked in a low motion coming around, yet Gabriel didn't yield rather he charged forth with warrior instinct flowing through him. Fight hard don't let up and destroy the enemy completely though now she was his enemy tomorrow they were compatriots so in other words he was simply training her and likewise in the opposite way around. He was tired running with ragged breath but he had more in him.

As she elbowed him in the thigh his leg buckled under becoming viable to be tripped up and toppled soon enough. Falling aside he wasn't going to allow for her to get the upper ground with a long arm he extended it outward to catch her and bring Sara down with him. With that strength he'd tug her in fiercely into a headlock and choke off whatever air she managed to take in.