To Shake A Pillar [Kazuya]

After receiving the text message from Aldritch, Kazuya would head off on his motorcycle towards the address given to him. Arriving at the location, which was an abandoned construction site of a shopping mall, the garage door leading to the basement parking area would be lifted open as Kazuya wheeled his motorcycle in, slowly and quietly closing the door behind him. Wheeling and parking his motorcycle in a safe spot, he would give the place a once over after pulling off and stowing his motorcycle helmet away.

"It's definitely spacious enough, and you'd be able to hear the Apostles coming from a mile away."

Referring to the non-functioning garage door, with a slight nod of his head, Kazuya would take up a simple stance, he would wait until Aldritch was ready, before taking off towards him at a controlled speed, allowing him to stop or evade easily. Once he was within range, pulling his right arm back, he would make it seem like he was going for a straight jab, only to end up slamming his fist into the ground, generating a shockwave of fire aiming not to hurt Aldritch, but to distract him. He would then proceed to follow up with a quick one-two fire jab combo to Aldritch's chin, to gauge the albino's fighting abilities. Regardless of if Aldritch took the hit or not, quickly pulling his arm back and into a defensive position, holding it in front of his sternum, Kazuya would be going all-out and hold nothing back in this spar.

(OOC: Permanent Consumable and ability item used.

Kusanagi Brand: Once per thread, the user can imbue all of their attacks in one post with fire.

Gauntlets of Kagutsuchi: Allows the user to make a shockwave that does 1/2 INT damage upon slamming their fist into the ground. The size of the shockwave is a 5 foot radius around the user. 1 Shockwave per 10 INT.)

Aldritch was tough. The albino took Kazuya's jabs to the chin straight on without staggering even once, and from the way Aldritch clenched his jaw before the jabs connected, he was tougher than he looked. As Kazuya pulled back away from Aldritch and resumed his stance from the beginning of the fight, he would carefully watch the albino's movements as he charged towards him after taking his jacket off and his skin began to glow a faint reddish-pink. He was fast... but not fast enough. Kazuya's eyes easily keeping track of Aldritch, as he went in for the quick jab to his forehead, Kazuya would quickly step to his right, the jab to his forehead and the follow up jab to his nose flying past the left side of his body.

Aldritch wanted to bring the heat, two could play at that game. Turning so that he was now standing perpendicular to Aldritch, if the albino looked over, he would notice Kazuya's eyes turning from gray to a sharp orange. Both his arms and legs engulfed in fire, Kazuya would pull his right arm back and launch a quick but powerful jab for Aldritch's arm, as Kazuya was more likely to hit that than his ribs, or if Aldritch turned to face Kazuya, he would end up punching the front of Aldritch's shoulder. Regardless of if the punch connected, pulling his arm back, Kazuya would move back, putting some distance between himself and Aldritch.

(OOC: Qi technique used.

Retsuengeki (Rending Flame Attack): Kazuya is able to engulf his arms and legs in flames and deliver punches and kicks of fire, dealing damage equal to 1/2 of his total Int stat.
Cost: 1 post per 5 Intelligence

Damage output: 67/2 = 33.5)

Watching Aldritch's movements carefully as he saw him rush towards him, as the albino launched a roundhouse kick aimed at the side of his head, with a rolling motion, Kazuya would duck down and step to the side of the kick, rising up on the other side of Aldritch's leg. He would then turn in the direction Aldritch spun, the backhand slamming into his arm as he blocked it, instead of hitting what would've been the back of his head. Visibly wincing in pain, the albino was tougher AND stronger than he appeared. No wonder he was in the Lightning Gang.

Though the heat radiating off Aldritch did not hurt Kazuya, considering he did block with his flame engulfed arm, he decided it was time to turn up the heat... literally. Wasting no time, beneath his clothes, his Dragon tattoo would activate and begin to glow, as his blood would begin to rapidly pump through his body. Shifting his arm so that his fist would be pointing straight at Aldritch, he would let loose a burst of electrical energy straight at the albino, before quickly following up with a straight punch for Aldritch's side, the flames that surrounded his arms and legs died out by this time, which was hopefully unguarded from the... well, shock, of the electrical energy burst.

(OOC: Locking stats because I forgot to do it in my first post, oops.

STR: 35 (45) | DEX: 35 (45) | CON: 35 (70) | INT: 35 (67) | WIS: 35 (70)

Ability items used.

Tattoo of the Dragon of Tokyo: Once per 20 Int, the user is granted the might of a dragon. Their blood pumps rapidly through the body - allowing for higher processing power. The user is granted +40 Int while also losing -5 STR/DEX/CON/WIS during the post. When used with a Qi, this ability does not take up one of the three ability/item slots permitted per post.

Kazuya's stats for three posts:

STR: 35 (40) | DEX: 35 (40) | CON: 35 (65) | INT: 35 (107) | WIS: 35 (65)

Infinite Ring: Allows the user to perform a burst attack of electrical energy. Attack does 100% INT Damage. 1 per 20 INT.)

Impressive. Allowing Aldritch to hop back a few steps, putting some distance between the two of them, Kazuya remembered taking two electrical energy bursts from Vivi when he challenged her for the Third Pillar title. It had not been pleasant. Aldritch wanted Kazuya to fight with everything he had without worrying about hurting him greatly, well that was exactly what Kazuya would do, within reason of course. He wasn't going to beat Aldritch to within an inch of his life (not that he could do that, considering how tough the albino was), but he would show Aldritch the respect his fighting skills deserved and not hold back.

Raising his fist with his Infinite Ring on up once more, holding it out in front of him, it would appear as if he was going to fire another electrical energy burst for Aldritch, only for his Haunting Guise to form upon his face as he would quickly raise his other arm up and open both his hands up, firing a rapid barrage of fire blasts straight for Aldritch. Although it was not as devastating as the electrical energy burst, it was still a force to be reckoned with.

(OOC: Ability item and Qi technique used.

Haunting Guise: One post per 20 Int, Kazuya can empower one of his Qi or Item abilities by a portion of his Int depending on its type. Direct attacks/shields receive a boost equal to 3/4 Int, projectiles receive a boost equal to 1/2, and AoE abilities receive a boost equal to 1/4 his total Int. Additionally, this ability can "penetrate" the targets defenses, ignoring up to 20 Con.

Kadan (Fire Bullet): Kazuya is able to send blasts of fire from his hands and create fire balls. He can throw or use the fireballs to strike an enemy dealing damage equal to 1/2 of his total Int stat.
Cost: 1 post per 10 Intelligence

Damage output: 107 x (1/2+1/2) = 107)

The unfortunate effect of using his Haunting Guise, it caused him to turn into a violent being who knew nothing of restraint. He knew not to go completely overboard, but he would not stop in his attack until the opponent was either knocked out or surrendered. Letting out a loud roar seeing the shell of blood, which protected Aldritch from his blasts of fire, the glow of his tattoo would slow fade, as he would charge towards Aldritch, making it seem as if he was going in for a head on attack... only to stop about 2 feet away as he would slam one hand down onto the ground, summoning a pillar of flame beneath Aldritch, completely engulfing the shell of blood.

As the albino was completely protected from attacks on all sides by the shell of blood, if he could not defeat Aldritch physically, he would defeat him internally, you could say. With the pillar of flame completely surrounding the shell of blood on all sides, Aldritch would soon find the internal temperature beginning to shoot up quickly, the towering column of flame drawing the oxygen in the air away to fuel it, creating a vacuum of sorts. He would maintain the pillar of flame for as long as the shell of blood remained, and long enough that Aldritch would start to lose focus from being deprived of oxygen, hopefully blacking out eventually. The violent being Kazuya had turned into was trying to defeat him, not kill him, and so he would wait, maintaining a bit of distance away from Aldritch, as the pillar of flame burned brightly.

(OOC: Tattoo of the Dragon of Tokyo deactivated, 1 use out of 3 remaining, stats have reverted back to normal, and Qi technique used.

Gouka (Hellfire): Kazuya is able to create pillars of fire that he can envelop his opponent in or send along the ground at, but only in a straight line. The damage dealt is equal to 1/2 his total Int stat if caught in the center, or 1/4 splash damage of his total Int stat if caught by the exterior of the pillar.
Cost: 1 post per 15 Intelligence

Damage output: 67 x (3/4) = 50.25)

With Aldritch's impressive burst of speed, Kazuya knew he would only have a small window of opportunity, so he would make it count. His Haunting Guise receding from his face, a brilliant flash of light would fire out at Aldritch as he charged towards Kazuya. While this happened, taking up a defensive stance, simultaneously, Kazuya would discretely drop a small hand mirror that would begin reflecting an image of him as he took a small hop backwards. Quietly waiting behind his image, in order to make sure everything went as planned, the image taking up a defensive stance would be used to lure Aldritch into striking, by making it appear that Kazuya was preparing to take the hit.

In actuality though, Kazuya was standing a few feet behind his image, readying himself, and as Aldritch launched the left hook for his temple, Kazuya would quickly raise his fist up and fire a burst of electrical energy at Aldritch, aiming to shock Aldritch long enough that he could take a step back hopefully, putting some distance between the two of them.

(OOC: Haunting Guise deactivated, 1 of 3 uses remaining, and Permanent Consumables and Ability item used.

Christmas Lights: The very second midnight hit on Thanksgiving night, your neighbor put up these Christmas lights. So you tore them down because it was still too early. Once per thread, the user may flash these lights in the eyes of a single target to disorient him or her. Upon successfully disorienting a chosen target, this person sees double for the next round.

Super Handy Mirror: Once per thread, the user can create a reflection of themselves to distract the opponent! This reflection mirrors the user's actions, but cannot physically harm, or be physically harmed, as it is not real.

Infinite Ring: Allows the user to perform a burst attack of electrical energy. Attack does 100% INT Damage. 1 per 20 INT.)

Though Aldritch was not left shocked for very long, in the time it took for him to stomp over, Kazuya had already enough distance between the two of them. As Aldritch crouched down and aimed to deliver a right uppercut to Kazuya's stomach, he would quickly dart to his left to avoid the attack, with the effect of Aldritch seeing double hopefully causing him to uppercut and aim his haymaker at the forehead of the double of Kazuya instead. Without wasting a single second, pointing both his hands at Aldritch while simultaneously turning his body to the left so he would be facing forward, a pair of venomous spikes would fire from his hands at Aldritch, aiming to land them in front of Aldritch should he decide to charge after him.

Regardless of if they hit Aldritch or not, upon landing, they would explode, as Kazuya would take a step back, taking up a defensive stance, before firing a pulse sound wave in Aldritch's direction, not to damage him, but instead distract him, as a slight grin could be seen forming on his face. He hadn't enjoyed a friendly spar this much in a long, long time.

(OOC: Ability item and Permanent Consumable used.

Sigil of the Red Sun: Once per 20 Int, the user is able to fire venomous spikes reminiscent of snake fangs from his hands that deal 100% of his total INT in damage. The speed of the projectile is equal to his INT. Additionally, upon reaching their initial target, the venomous spikes explode, inflicting all targets in an area 5 feet around the epicenter with a toxin that deals 75% of the user's Int in damage over the next three rounds.

Boom Box: Turn up the turbo-base! What happened next was a total disgrace! Launch a concentrated, projectile, visible pulse sound wave. Sound wave does 30 points of damage if it makes contact with the enemy. Moves at a speed equal to the user’s INT. Can only be used once per thread.)