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Title: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Skylia on July 19, 2018, 10:32:14 AM
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”Welcome back everybody! This is the final match for the fourth year bracket, and right now. We have, ugh, Infrared Ray, a faunus,” Detest dripping from Hunter’s voice can be heard, making some non-Atlas audience members uncomfortable, ”participating in this fine tournament, and as I highly suggested before, should really leave Atlas Academy in search of better pursuits.” Hunter’s voice then became more pleasant as he introduced the other combatant. ”On the other hand, we have… God, I’m gonna butcher this... Kei Tsz Fung as our beacon participant.” Hunter’s chair creaked as he leaned back. ”Normally, this is where I would tell Prim to handle the rest of the introduction, but right now she’s not here!” Hunter gives off a nervous laugh. ”She said she’ll get us lunch, so hopefully she’ll be back soon.” The strength in his voice weakens near the end.

”Regardless of my crippling insecurity, time to spin the wheel!” A large holographic image of a lottery machine appears on all sides of the arena, with two spinners. The spinners spun so quickly, making it nearly impossible to make out the passing words. It ticked through the options slower and slower until it finally stopped on Wind Dust Field and Mountain.

The floor of the arena lowered and, in its place, arose two new floors. On Kei’s side, the area would be filled with rather smooth and rounded terrain as crystals of Wind Dust emerge from the ground. As for Infrared, small formation of stone starts to grow and grow towards the center of the arena. ”Now this is an interesting combination!” In the center would be a big mountain that is littered with wind dust crystals that can be used to traverse the mountain or even use it to launch opponents off the mountain. Other than the wind dust crystals, the mountain would feature stand offs that can be reached via careful parkour or wind dust crystals launching the combatants.

(A coin flip has decided that Kei will get the first post. The arena size is identical to that of the 1v1 arena in the show, however, it features scaled down biomes to fit the size. The wind dust crystals when used to traverse the arena will provide minimal damage of 2%, while used as a combat method would vary depending on height, impact, etc. Good luck, and may the best combatant win.)
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on July 20, 2018, 07:45:44 PM
Out of everything they could have given a pseudo-cripple to fight in, they chose a bloody mountain. At least there was what looked to be Wind Dust, something Kei recognised as being instantly useful to both competitors.

With the mountain obstructing his view of his opponent, Kei crossed over to one of the Wind Dust deposits and broke off a palm-sized fragment, tucking it away in a pocket, before unsheathing his lance in one swift motion and beginning to channel his Semblance. Glowing magenta lines appeared out of thin air, still hidden from sight of his opponent.

Kei's Combat Log:
  ● Aura: [██████████] 100%
  ● Lance Type: Steel Core
  ● Channeling Semblance
  ● Wind Dust crystal in pocket
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on July 21, 2018, 06:59:37 AM
Mountain is just a great terrain for Infrared Ray. Blocking off direct rushes at her means she gets to commence indirect fire with impunity. Which is exactly what she is going to do. On the other side is wind dust apparently, can be fun playing with her semblance if she gets to that side.

Entering the field with her wheelbarrow that stores all her ammunition for Reaction Infrared opened with firing over the mountain targeting the middle of the dust field, where she senses an aura in the proximity. Even if it is just to get her opponent to dodge anything is better than being a sitting duck while Kei sets up for an assault. After the first one fired she immediately started reloading for the next, which would aim at a different spot according to his reaction. This is the most enjoyable part of her job, as evidenced by Infrared humming her favourite tune (https://youtu.be/WqQ3hP_q7Ns) for the occasion.

Battle data:
Aura: 100%
Reaction: 19/20 Shots

Attacks:
Rocket: 20% direct hit/15% off-center/9% splash damage
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on July 22, 2018, 12:08:04 AM
As his arm ceased moving and his Semblance formed a complete symbol, Kei could feel the familiar sensation of sturdiness that his Semblance provided. Well, almost--it was disrupted by a freaking rocket streaking past and exploding to his left, scattering fragments everywhere and bouncing off his Aura. Thankfully, he'd chosen a suitable symbol and thus had taken less damage than he would have had. Still, it was a freaking rocket, and that stuff hurt.

On the bright side, he now knew Infrared had a rocket launcher...? Yeah, no, there was nothing even remotely good about this situation. Now there were 3 options he could take to close the distance; left, right, or over the mountain. Gathering multiple Wind Dust crystals including the one currently in his possession, he dropped them in a small pile before literally stomping on them and sending him soaring over the mountain, now clearly visible to Infrared from her position below.

Kei's Combat Log:
  ● Aura: [████████-] 89% [6% from splash damage, 5% from dust explosion]
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95% [5% from Semblance activation]
  ● Semblance: Activated [] [20 secs remain]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on July 22, 2018, 06:59:58 AM
Infrared had a sliver of hope that she can triangulate the position of Kei by looking at the Aura panel after each launch. But no, nobody is so dumb as to allow a rocket artillery to pinpoint their location. Especially not a semi-finalist like Kei.

As Infrared finishes reloading, she looks up to see him flying over the edge. Predictable, but probably the best course of action. Sure Infrared might take a while to come up with a better approach, but the less she gets to fire the better it is for the other side. Infrared does get to fire once more though, and against a defenseless airborne target. Free hit and she's getting to load again while he gets blown onto the mountain. As long as she is humming she is firing, so going melee is the best way to shut her up.

Battle data:
Aura: 100%
Reaction: 18/20 Shots

Attacks:
Rocket: 20% direct hit
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on July 23, 2018, 03:46:19 AM
Predictable. Normally, what Infrared did would be perfectly acceptable as the best possible option to pressure the opponent. But the most defining point of a rocket launcher was its large explosion radius which required contact in order to trigger. And in the air, the only point of contact was him. So as long as his trajectory could be altered even a little, all the destructive might of the rocket faded into naught.

Swinging his lance-holding arm over his head to the right, Kei discharged his lance into the air with the intention of using the kinetic force gained from that pushing motion to alter his course of flight slightly to the left and downwards, with the result of the rocket zooming past his right shoulder by just a small distance. If Kei had time to analyse his situation he'd have marvelled at the degree of accuracy and the reaction time that Infrared managed even under pressure, but without the luxury of time he reloaded his lance, pulling out a new lance type and continued falling. Thanks to his trick he'd lost the ability to counterattack--by pushing himself out of the way he'd also moved himself out of striking distance--so he concentrated on landing instead, smashing into the ground and immediately rolling behind a pillar.

Kei's Combat Log:
  ● Aura: [███████--] 86% [3% from impact]
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: Activated [] [10 secs remain]
  ● Lance Type: Dust Core [Dust type unknown to Infrared]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on July 23, 2018, 09:18:55 AM
So Kei did have some delta-v after all, which translate into ranged capabilities, even if it is just a dust blast with ranging half a meter. Good to know.

He did manage to land, which is a problem, so Infrared drawn Action with her left hand and rested Reaction on her right shoulder. Kei had already went into hiding by the time Infrared reloaded, and Infrared do not really want to play a game of hide and seek, so she left behind her ammo transporting cart after grabbing one more rocket and putting it inside one of her pockets, before hopping onto the closest pillar to her and start looking for Kei from above. Staring at the general direction from which Kei landed and is tingling the sense of hers, Infrared is ready to fire into the ground if and when he is spotted.

Battle data:
Aura: 100%
Reaction: 2/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
None
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on July 23, 2018, 07:13:08 PM
Kei knew that two could play at this game of hide and seek, and when Aura Detection was involved it became less of hide-and-seek and more a game of wallhacks where you couldn't report the other player. In scenarios like this, especially when his Semblance was running out, he felt it was better to just wait. With his own, albeit meagre detection, all he could feel was that Infrared was still on high ground. It was simple enough to predict what she would do if he moved from where he was, but her response to his current action (or lack thereof) would provide him with valuable information as well.

Kei's Combat Log:
  ● Aura: [███████--] 86%
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: Activated [保] [5 secs remain]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on July 24, 2018, 01:40:42 AM
While Infrared is not exactly eager to engage in melee, if the alternative is getting ambushed then she doesn't really have a choice. She had to force his hand now. And that means firing again, probably to the annoyance of the audience.

Picking the densest column of rock in the vicinity of where he last saw Kei Infrared carefully aimed and fired at the spot where it would cause the maximum amount of fragmentation possible. Getting him in the blast would be nice but the main source of damage comes from rocks flying everywhere. That clears away the obstacles over a large area and probably forces him to move which exposes him. After the should be the melee phase, so Infrared stopped humming and readied Action with both hands.

Battle data:
Aura: 100%
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Rocket: 20% direct hit/up to 20% fragments
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on July 26, 2018, 10:10:08 AM
Kei's semblance had to run out at the same time as Infrared unloaded yet another rocket in his direction. The pillar next to him exploded in a storm of shrapnel and fragments, peppering him with even more damage which Kei gritted his teeth and bore resiliently. Surprisingly there were no more attacks so Kei stepped out of his cover. While it wasn't perfectly clear where Infrared was, his aura signature indicated somewhere up on a pillar in front of him.

Assuming the pillar was too small for the both of them to stand on, Kei felt it was only fair that they fought on even ground--literally. Stabbing his lance into the rock and leaving it stuck he stood well back before revealing that it was a Combination Dust lance and blowing the pillar up. While it was unlikely to do any damage to Infrared's Aura it would very likely destroy the pillar and force him to relocate. In preparation for that he reloaded his lance handle with yet another lance.

Kei's Stats:
  ● Aura: [███████--] 80% [6% from shrapnel]
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: DEACTIVATED - 25 SECOND COOLDOWN
  ● Lance Type: Unknown Core
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on July 27, 2018, 02:57:41 PM
There he is. Infrared did not reload Reaction after that shot because she didn't have time and she's right, if she had been reloading when Kei blew the pillar from under her she would have been in trouble. But as she is right now she is prepared and so it only took her a split second to regain balance when she fell to the ground.

Recognizing an opportunity Infrared pulled back her right leg as she fall with the rocks. When she was about to make contact with the ground she kicked hard at the largest piece of shattered rock already resting at the ground, applying her semblance on it and send it flying at Kei while disguising it as an Aura enhanced kick. Between the fall and the force of the kick itself the move took a bit out of her Aura and the semblance made it like she stubbed her toe, but the power of the rock paids out. After the kick Infrared moved off the pile of rocks and onto solid ground, preparing for a good old-fashioned swordfight with her opponent.

Battle data:
Aura: 94% (-6% from semblance)
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Rock kick: 8%
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on July 29, 2018, 10:32:52 PM
That kick hurt more than it had any right to. While Kei had suspicions that it wasn't just a kick, he didn't have the evidence nor the time to prove so. He was going in blind for this fight, something he disliked doing but circumstances had forced most of his hand. The good news was that Infrared seemed ready to forgo her ranged weapon and fight on even terms, something Kei had been waiting for this entire fight.

Not letting up on the pressure even with the kick Kei pushed resolutely forward, leading with his right foot in a fleché. The point was calculated to land to the left of Infrared's chest--attempts at parrying would only serve to redirect the attack at her shoulder instead, unless Infrared decided to retreat. In the latter's case she would find that the fleché gave his lance a longer reach than she could hope to outrun.

Combat Log:
  ● Fleché [7%]

Kei's Stats:
  ● Aura: [██████---] 72% [8% from rock kick]
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: DEACTIVATED - 25 SECOND COOLDOWN
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on July 30, 2018, 01:02:55 PM
Maybe Infrared should have reloaded Reaction after all, that would give her quite an advantage now that she's stuck in mostly close combat. This is pretty risky

Against the fleché Infrared had no intention of backing down and all the intention of pushing forward, since staying at a distance while being outreached is a terrible idea anyway. Infrared parried the attack to the left but when that wasn't enough to remove the blade she moved herself to the right, trying to shift inside Kei's guard. If she does manage to do that, she would pull her sword from parrying and do a couple slashes with less fear of retaliation.

Battle data:
Aura: 94%
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Slashes: 6%x2
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on August 01, 2018, 03:51:26 AM
Letting his momentum from the fleché carry him past the two sword slashes even as Infrared redirected his lance point, Kei deftly spun 270 degrees on his feet and brought his lance in a wide backhand swing, aiming to create a little space between the two fighters and to hit Infrared not with the point, but rather with the main body of the lance as a blunt weapon. Enough to avoid the shorter weapon's strikes. The move itself would never be seen dead in any fencing technique but he felt it was justified.

Combat Log:
  ● Backhand swing [5%]

Kei's Stats:
  ● Aura: [██████---] 72%
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: DEACTIVATED - 15 SECOND COOLDOWN (Forgot to edit this last post)
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on August 02, 2018, 08:23:27 AM
Infrared turned and pushed at the same time Kei did, letting the side of the lance hit her as close as possible so as to minimize its damage. The further inside Kei she can get the less damage she will receive. With that she stepped closer and threw more slashes at him, at his shoulder against the direction he is turning. Since she have a headstart she can just win if she keeps the damage output at a parity she can just cruise to her victory, but if it proves too difficult she might need to change her approach a bit, but she doesn't have time to consider that for now.

Battle data:
Aura: 90%(Damage slightly decreased by closing)
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Slashes: 6%
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on August 04, 2018, 09:51:24 PM
Alright, this wasn't working.

Involuntarily taking the slash on the shoulder Kei was forced to step backward in retreat, returning his lance to the en garde position as he mentally pondered his next move. He needed to engage in a way that didn't force him to overextend, but rather entice his opponent to do do instead.

Once again stepping forward he executed a feint by faking a jab directly at one of Infrared's eyes before going directly for the chest. No turning to the side shenanigans this time, he fully intended on this hitting without opening himself up for a counterattack.

Combat Log:
  ● Feint into standard attack [6%]

Kei's Stats:
  ● Aura: [█████----] 66%
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: DEACTIVATED - 10 SECOND COOLDOWN
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on August 06, 2018, 12:36:55 PM
Hah, that worked. But then Kei stepped back and Infrared did not push closer in time so she just mirrored the backward step to gain a bit more distance than is ideal to the lance.

Barely out of each others' direct reach she finds another approach in her peripheral vision, one that uses her semblance more liberally. That also means a lot more pain accompanies, but luckily things that doesn't hurt normally doesn't hurt with her semblance either. Just try to not give away the semblance entirely, because there's one thing Infrared really wanted to do with the terrain here.

As soon as Kei even looked like he's moving Infrared breaks off to her right and again jumped onto another column of rock 3 meters or so tall, looking down as she prepares for any chance of applying her semblance.

Battle data:
Aura: 90%
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
None
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on August 11, 2018, 07:05:51 AM
This time Kei had no intention of letting his applied pressure go to waste.

Gathering strength in his legs he sprang into the air after Infrared, not aiming to land on the same pillar but instead striking at her as he passed in mid-air. To further amplify his attack he also thumbed his current lance's Dust chamber, causing the metal to crackle and pop as visible sparks began to fly. With the entirety of the lance's length now electrified he thrust at any part of Infrared's body that he could reach, before landing on the other side of the pillar.

Combat Log:
  ● Electrified thrust [6% + 6% Electric Dust]

Kei's Stats:
  ● Aura: [█████----] 66%
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 95%
  ● Semblance: DEACTIVATED - 5 SECOND COOLDOWN
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on August 12, 2018, 09:16:40 AM
Oh, he's right behind me and trying to make a pass by. Remember how that rocket was dodged entirely? Now it's her turn.

Infrared shot to the air with another leap from the column of rock to make the viable window of his thrust disappear entirely. Leveraging the movement of the jump plus extending her hand to the fullest she can attempt a slam-slash aimed at Kei's forehead and if that didn't work, the real kicker comes in literally, when Infrared touches the ground she applies the semblance at herself and converting most of the fall into horizontal velocity that enables her to deliever her boot to Kei. A fall from that height isn't really damaging to Infrared, but a flying kick certainly is. And if it missed that's ok too, now she must be a fair distance from him which allow her to start making her way up the mountain.

Battle data:
Aura: 87%(-3% from semblance use)
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Slash: 8%
Knee: 12%
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on August 14, 2018, 07:58:32 PM
Not for the first time in his student career Kei cursed the lack of a symbol which increased his jumping height as Infrared's response was just to jump even higher and attack from above. Not being able to correct his course meant that he had to take the slash "head-on", but that also meant when Infrared touched the ground Kei was already landing on the other side. And even if she was now a distance away and beginning to gain higher ground, it wasn't the largest problem in the world.

A quick application of his semblance gave Kei the familiar lightweight feeling of his speed symbol activating, allowing him to close the gap between them rapidly; or at least make it so if she fired a rocket the blast radius would hit her too.

Combat Log:
  ● None

Kei's Stats:
  ● Aura: [█████-----] 58% [8% from overhead slash]
  ● Stamina: [█████████-] 90%
  ● Semblance: [] [25 SECOND DURATION]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on August 17, 2018, 11:15:27 AM
Not having time to rub her sore leg after that launch Infrared got to her feet and started ascending the mountain, jumping up the mountain pillar by pillar and climbing the altitude meter by meter. Looking back he could see him catching up and fast, but she expects still to be able to reach the summit or at least finds footing to unwind a bit before reengaging.

Battle data:
Aura: 87%
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
None
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on September 20, 2018, 03:11:22 AM
If a 4th year like Infrared could ascend a mountain merely by jumping from rock to rock with what Kei suspected to be some help of her Aura, then another equally trained student with a speed-boosting Semblance could logically do the exact same with much more ease. After all, while he freely admitted that he didn’t have as much stamina as his other peers, his diverse Semblance allowed him to square up against the best of the lot - for a short while, at least.

Still, it wasn’t easy closing the distance against someone who knew the tricks of the trade. For someone who held a rocket launcher, Infrared knew the drawbacks and knew them well. Vulnerable to close-range, as with all ranged weapons, and the blast radius meant even short-to-medium was normally out of the question. For that she had her sword, covering her weaknesses. She’d already proven herself more than capable, a top-tier representation of what a 4th year could do.

Yet for all that, he was a 4th year too. He knew the trade as well as she did. And while she could specialise in one or two parts of fighting, he could adapt. And what he had in mind would quite dramatically level the playing field - literally. And if Infrared chose to assist him by blowing stuff up, the more the better.

Immediately turning right and ceasing his chase, the fencer begins a very fast circle around the mountain, drawing and embedding lances around the circumference. It’s worth noting at this point that Kei is around halfway up the mountain, where it isn’t as wide as below, and the speed at which he’s working makes him somewhat hard to track, though not impossible for a trained person of good caliber.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [█████-——] 58%
● Semblance: [速] [20 SECOND DURATION]

Actions: Drawing and embedding multiple lances around circumference
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on September 20, 2018, 05:47:44 AM
Infrared imagined she would be caught up much easier had it not taken Kei a while to consider his actions, but now she has the high ground and can wait for attacks to come comfortably defend with the high ground. When she actually look that idea was scrapped in the face of the fact that he simply broke off to advance his own plan.

Seeing him finally acting proactively makes something tick off inside her, however. Could he have figured her semblance out already? From what she has seen of his lances they can output a fairly powerful dust blast. If this many lances all unleashed their payload at once that could rough up the ground and knock her down or worse... or better.

Knowing more fragmented debris heading her way is more ammunition to redirect Infrared started to reload Reaction. The cloud of uncertainty still looms over her, however, and she is defaulting back to the state of readying her semblance as the response.

Battle data:
Aura: 87%
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Reloading
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on September 26, 2018, 03:52:18 PM
Perhaps Infrared’s reaction meant that she’d already figured out what he wanted to do. But then again, she could just be preparing for whatever he was doing. As Kei kept darting around the circumference over and over, he began alternating between striking the mountain itself with a steel core lance and further embedding the already implanted lances into the rock, until each one was buried more than halfway. It was exhausting work even with the repetitious motions, but the end result would hopefully be more than worth the effort.

Kei’s strategy involved some geographical knowledge - not something many people would come to associate with fighting, let alone a combat academy. But Kei was an old hand not only at adapting, but also strategising, and this trick pulled from knowledge learnt outside of combat training. What he was currently trying to execute was something known in the real world as the process of “freeze-thaw weathering”, which occurs when when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart. The mountain was naturally devoid of water, so the natural alternative was to use Ice Dust, forcibly inserting the frozen water into the cracks being made by Kei’s lance strikes. However, the process would only work if the ice defrosted and became water - which was where the Fire Dust lances came into play.

Making one last circle around, Kei began to activate his lances in order. Firstly came a Ice Dust lance to jump-start the process, forcing cracks throughout. Then came Fire Dust, melting the ice and forming water, which the next Ice Dust activation then refroze and made the cracks wider. Another Fire Dust lance, melting the ice so that there would be less resistance to Kei’s last move. The entire process was a fast-forwarded example of freeze-thaw weathering. Sparing one last glance at the peak, Kei stopped at the last lance to be activated.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [█████-——] 58%
● Semblance: [速] [15 SECOND DURATION]

Actions: Triggering Dust within lances (2 Fire and 2 Ice). 1 lance remaining untriggered.
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on September 27, 2018, 09:29:26 AM
Infrared trains her eyes on Kei as she reloads, the rocket being inserted into the walls of the launcher carefully. Those who chose to see the match in top-down view would see a dot in the middle rapidly surrounded by a forming circle, almost as if an intricate glyph would form any moment, devouring Infrared like she's the virgin sacrifice she's seen a million times in her games. And that's exactly what she expects, the circle will spell her destruction if not defended. By 'defend' Infrared means 'use her semblance which leaves a larger punishable opening the harder she was hit'. She has a slight feeling this is not a good idea, but decided to put her trust in her semblance's effectiveness.

As Kei ran around the mountain for the last lap Infrared can feel the ground shrieking and shivering through her feet and kneeling knee, under pressure she doesn't know exists, due to a process she doesn't know the principles of. What she knows though, is the only roadsign left standing in a storm, guiding her to her one reaction: deflect whatever is coming. That said, she still can't help but flinch when reloading finishes and there only one more step until it is revealed if the exchange is profitable or if an unexpected play outsmarts her entirely.

Battle data:
Aura: 87%
Reaction: 1/2 Shots/16 stored

Attacks:
Finished reloading
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on September 27, 2018, 12:55:14 PM
Didn’t matter what Infrared pulled now. His plan was complete.

Instead of triggering the Dust inside the last lance like he did with the rest, Kei instead rammed the entire length into the mountain, now made possible because of all the hidden cracks, whacked the base hard with the hilt of his rapier, and ran.

If the audience could guess what Kei was pulling off, what came next was not surprising. As Kei ran headlong down the mountain, the lance behind him discharged its Combination Dust payload. Combining that with the already cracked and loosened rocks turned the mountaintop Infrared was standing on into a erupting volcano, complete with blazing hot rocks from the Fire and Combination Dust. The muffled boom was completely covered by rocks of varying size, shape and sharpness exploding in every direction, but nearly all aimed upward - exactly where Kei wanted it to go. With any luck, this would even take Infrared out - though it was highly unlikely, considering he still didn’t know what her Semblance was.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [█████-——] 58%
● Semblance: [速] [10 SECOND DURATION]

Actions: Triggering Combination Dust Lance, running for life

Combat Log:
  ● Eruption (25-40% Aura Damage depending on how many rocks hit + 5-15% from superheated rocks)
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on September 28, 2018, 11:17:46 AM
The instant Kei starts to run for his dear Aura Infrared stares right at him intently and spread her body as much as possible with both Action and Reaction on hand. That's the last thing she clearly remembers before she hears a loud "Boom" and everything went black.

[OOC: the following frame-by-frame analysis is nowhere near scientific and does not pretend to be so. Background music: Level 5 Judgelight (https://youtu.be/Eycf2jyTZNI) - To Aru Kagaku No Railgun Opening 2 by Fripside.]
t = 0 split seconds, the Dust in Kei's lance detonates. Infra made a pose that spreads her limbs and equipment.

t = 1 split second, the cracks propagate throughout the rocks at incredible speeds. Infra still waits without noticing everything.

t = 2 split seconds, the rock is fully shattered and some of them start moving upwards. Water affected by the shockwave fill the cracks in every direction. Infrared's legs start to feel the ground pushing against them and start sending neural signals to the brain.

t = 3 split seconds, the mountaintop looks like it slightly expanded. Infrared feel the push from the ground and prepares her semblance to activate at any moment.

t = 4 split seconds, the rocks clearly show they're shattered even to the audience. Smaller splinters already shot past Infrared's statue and continue skywards. Some of them hit her. She does not feel that yet.
[OOC: the music is abruptly stopped by-]
Boom.

t = 5 split seconds, the sound of the explosion reached the audience. The bulk of the fragments reached Infrared and she activates her semblance, sending rocks that have a clear path towards where she last saw Kei.

t = 1 second, Infrared is lying on what's left of the ground being overwhelmed with pain. Tears are dripping down her face and her lungs can't scream. The rocks are flying towards Kei in a spread at a speed equal to what hit Infrared with.

Battle data:
Aura: 42%(40% -> 30% due to semblance cost instead of direct hit, 15% heat)
Reaction: 1 Shot/16 stored

Attacks:
Semblance reflected rocks: 20% + 5% Heat but spread out
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on October 04, 2018, 05:33:54 PM
Considering the fact that Kei had instantly booked it down the mountain like a fucking eruption was about to occur (which it did) the fact that a fairly large rock struck him directly on his left shoulder was clearly more than just a coincidence. His “drop and run the fuck away” tactic did mean that whatever Infrared used to redirect the rocks his way wasn’t very effective, as the rest just whizzed over his head like superheated bullets.

Taking into account that he’d just been up a fairly large mountain, done about 30 laps like someone playing ‘ring-around-the-rosie’, then down again like his life depended on it, Kei was beat. Not to mention his spinal implant, which if that rock had hit would have probably killed him, didn’t help his stamina. He was forced to drop to one knee upon reaching the bottom to recuperate and catch his breath, which gave him time to look at both Aura meters. A grin plastered itself onto his face as he realised they were actually nearly on even ground for the first time since the match began.

Now, getting down the mountain was fine and all, but getting back up the damn thing was another story. He was fatigued, his Speed glyph had run out of time, and the freeze-thaw hadn’t done anything to help stabilise the rocks under his feet. Yet Kei pushed on, knowing this was his best chance at ending this fight.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [████———] 48% (10% from redirected rock)
● Semblance: [RECHARGING][30 SECONDS]
● Passive Effect: Fatigued - Damage dealt -3%

Actions: Hiking back up mountain
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on October 05, 2018, 06:30:51 AM
Infrared lies flat on the ground, barely clutching either weapon on her hands, her body in unbearable pain. she wants to roll on the ground but her back but her back can't flip, her body tells her to cry out in pain but the lung refuses to work beyond breathing in and out rapidly. She was being whipped, slashed, pierced and slapped at the same time. There's no reacting to anything else for her at this moment, her body involuntarily twitching and bigger tears forming.

Needless to say, this leaves her completely vulnerable to any attacks, ranged or melee, Dust or fists.

Battle data:
Aura: 42%
Reaction: 1 Shot/16 stored

Actions:
Being in pain(10 seconds remaining)
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on October 05, 2018, 05:28:24 PM
Persevere. Push forward. This is nowhere near the worst you’ve experienced, Kei told himself, forcing himself up the mountain at a pace his body wasn’t ready to take, but he did it regardless. Even four years of strength, conditioning and stamina training didn’t make him used to the strain and burning in his thighs. It was like a constant cramping sensation, causing him to nearly buckle under the attempted speed at which he was trying to ascend the mountain.

Nevertheless, he got to what remained of the summit to see Infrared just lying there, twitching and shaking. In short, vulnerable. Without any trace of remorse, guilt, or thought, Kei rammed the hilt of his lance into his rotating canister and withdrew a lance shaft, before triggering the Lightning Dust concealed within its hollow core and delivering two of the hardest strikes he could muster straight at her face.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [████———] 48%
● Semblance: [RECHARGING][20 SECONDS]
● Passive Effect: Fatigued - Damage dealt -3%

Combat Log: Two Dust-enhanced strikes to face, affected by Fatigue (7% x 2 + 3% x2) [Original dmg 10% per strike]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on October 06, 2018, 05:06:13 AM
If it can be said that the pain the semblance gives is a demoralizing ache, then Kei's strike is a refreshing reminder giving Infrared the push to finally get up... if not for the lightning Dust forcing her to only be able to tilt her head and be scratched by it. Infrared then rolls away, every bit of skin touching the ground offering the same sensation the poke to his face does.

Carefully Infrared got back to her feet, having to push herself up against her knees with her hands but she did manage to at least adopt a defensive stance. At the same time, the pain is finally noticeably fading, so she can maybe not get handed on a silver platter. The brain that is barely running tells her to use something, but she can't know what it is.

Battle data:
Aura: 29%
Reaction: 1 Shot/16 stored

Actions:
Being in pain(5 seconds remaining), defending
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on October 19, 2018, 08:45:22 AM
She’s a persistent one. Kei thought with grim satisfaction. Not many people he had fought against before could say that they survived being blown up by a volcano, especially when Infrared didn’t even spec into survivability considering her gear. Nevertheless, he was frustrated when Infrared still managed to avoid his attacks while on the ground and clearly in distress. Not only because he fully expected to end the fight, but also because he’d managed to miss a almost incapacitated target.

Kei’s strength was waning. He had to end it now or he’d end up worse than his opponent. Just then, a word of advice floated into his head, drilled into his head from his training before Beacon: Fencing may look flashy and swift but always fall back on basics instead of footwork when in a pinch. Grasping that advice, he delivered another two weaker thrusts at Infrared’s chest and stomach, the largest surface areas where it was much less likely to miss than her head.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [████———] 48%
● Semblance: [RECHARGING][15 SECONDS]
● Passive Effect: Fatigued - Damage dealt -3%

Combat Log: Two Dust-enhanced strikes to stomach, affected by Fatigue (6% x 2 + 3% x2) [Original dmg 9% per strike]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on October 20, 2018, 03:07:56 AM
Infrared really needs to rethink on her choices. She went from having a 20% headstart in Aura before contact even begins to well, now. A glance over the history of the battle reveals being at range is favorable while closing in isn't, which offers a solution to her current predicament: Run. Yeah, it's not pretty, and she risks being flat-out caught up considering she's not all that fast, but it seems like she is decidedly less competent at sword fighting then he is. But there's a good reason this is the usual executions of one of the golden rules of combat, hit your enemy and don't get hit by them.
[Grab approved by Monster.]
Focus... observe, Clink!, Infrared managed to block the first lance strike by half-swording a parry from aside, then when Kei goes for the second time, she managed to get a hold of his lance and withstanding the charge on it, yanked it hard and used it and Kei's body as leverage, dashed right past him and started rushing down the mountain, back to the rocky side of the field where she left the instrument needed to utilize the hopefully increased range. The girl needs the help of added speed from moving down for that, but not her semblance even though it would help because she can't really take more hits.

Once at the base of the mountain, to unload some of the weight she carries, with minimal aiming at the now shortened mountaintop she launched the loaded rocket there hoping to inflict at least some damage.

Battle data:
Aura: 26%
Reaction: 16 stored

Actions:
Rocket: 20% direct hit/up to 15% off-center/up to 9% splash damage
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: MonsterManic on November 08, 2018, 05:24:59 PM
At this point the number of things Infrared had pulled off that should have left her under the 15% Aura mark was so high that it was like an invisible suit of amor was protecting her. And it was already past the point of ticking the normally composed and calm Kei off. Of course, he didn’t show it. But if time hadn’t forged the Mistralian 4th year into the “show little emotion” person, he would definitely be raging at the amount of engagements that had gone Infrared’s way.

Here’s the thing about Kei’s current situation; someone aiming a rocket launcher up is far less effective than someone aiming it down, especially when he could actually hit the deck compared to when the mountaintop had a sharp peak. So he does just that. Sure enough, the rocket thunders into the mountainside, sending more rocks everywhere and shaking the ground underneath him, but unlike the peak the mountain holds. Covered by the aftermath, Kei thumbs the release switch on his lance handle. From Infrared’s perspective, there’s absolutely no way that she is able to see this happening.

So hopefully, when Kei stands up, takes a good amount of time lining up his sight, and launches a Kinetic Dust lance directly at Infrared, with equal - if not higher - speed to her rockets, owing to the minimal air resistance and the amount of Dust stuffed into the core, she won’t see that coming. It’s just another card in his hand that he hasn’t played, and will hopefully entice Infrared to carefully consider what else he does have left to play.

Kei’s Stats
● Aura: [████———] 48%
● Semblance: [RECHARGING][10 SECONDS]
● Passive Effect: Fatigued - Damage dealt -3%

Combat Log:
● Kinetic Dust Lance launch (7%) [Not affected by Fatigue]
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Siuwa on November 09, 2018, 10:25:58 PM
Infrared looked back when she heard the sound of the rocket exploding. She missed. Well, time to run some more- wait. What is he doing... tch, if only they were closer, then you're going to regret that. Thanks to the distance between the two combatants, she has ample time drawing out her sword and deflecting it.

With that, she resumed sprinting at her rocket cache. With the attack that just happened in mind, she started hiding behind columns of still standing rocks, moving from one to the other quickly and advancing that way. It does take a bit of time, but she finally got to it and can start reloading Reaction.

Battle data:
Aura: 26%
Reaction: 16 stored

Actions:
Reloading(10 seconds remaining)
Title: Re: Fourth Year 1v1 bracket- Semifinals: Infrared Ray vs. Kei Tsz Fung
Post by: Kingnoname1 on January 05, 2019, 10:32:28 AM
Monster concedes