The Grindstone Log; Tourney 3.
A Preliminary Fight: Cho Renma versus Zalxee'to Elakha
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Zalxee'to Elakha raises his staff, pushing Cho's foot aside, and swings his staff at Cho's face.
Cho Renma blinks, not expecting his cloaked foe to brush his attack away as easily as he did. A smile once again forms upon Cho's face, now that he knows that this fight won't be a breeze, and he arches his back while expecting a reprisal. Sure enough, he dodges Zal's counter in the process.
Cho yells, "Nice!"
Cho plants his foot onto the ground after it is brushed away, and then adjusts his stance. Reeling his fist in back, Cho performs an unconventional jab right to Zal's chest, quite unlike his usual style.
Zalxee'to jumps to the side quickly, then leaps low at Cho's feet, trying to trip him.
Cho manages to evade the incoming blow by jumping up into the air, breaking his stance in the process. Now unstable, Cho forgoes his usual defensive posture in favor of an aggressive maneuver, and attempts to kick Zal in the chest while he is jumping in the air. Rising Jump Kick!
Zalxee'to's eyes widen, and crosses his arms, as he gets kicked by Cho, and gets pushed back a bit.
Zalxee'to groans, ".....Ow...."
Cho is smiling at Zal, but it is in no way in a taunting manner. Cho seems to be genuinely enjoying himself.
Zalxee'to then bends down and pounces at Cho, about to tackle him with full force.
Cho blinks, totally not expecting a tackle in this situation, and gets *moded* by his partner. Cho manages not to get thrown to the ground, but at the moment, Zalxee'to has knocked the wind out of Cho, who is looking earnestly entertained by what just happened.
Cho responds by raising his fist into the air, and delivering a punch to Zal, aiming for the hooded boy's head!
Zalxee'to feels the blow of Cho's punch and falls to the ground, holding his head. Then he gets back up holding his staff tighter than before.
Zalxee'to looks at down to the ground, before running up to Cho, with both hands on his staff.
Cho readies his stance, waiting for Zalxee'to's next attack. Cho's breathing has returned to normal, and his feet are moving with their usual rhythm as well.
Zalxee'to jumps in the air, swinging his staff down and aiming for Cho's head.
Cho attempts something new, and raises his hands above his head, dropping the rocks in the process. He attempts to catch the staff while it is still in the air above his head, but misses - the blunt trauma-provider smashes with Cho's skull, which causes a small spurt as his skin breaks.
Cho cries, "Ah! Crap! Not working, not working!"
Cho says, "Alright! Let's try to get serious for a second!"
Cho plants a single foot into the ground, and uses it as a spring to vault himself towards the sky. Reaching several feet above the ground, Cho solidifies his arms, and throws a punch while he descends, striking the ground with a powerful Inner-Force fist.
Cho looks to his opponent as his Inner Force explodes outwards, sending a wave of dust and air strong enough to knock down a grown Roegadyn from the strike zone!
Zalxee'to is shocked by the impact that knocks him down, and dropping his staff, he lays there motionless.
Zalxee'to moans lowly, "....ow...."
Cho drops his stance, looking pleased - both with himself, and his foe. He runs his hands through his hair, revealing that Zal's strike has caused a little bit of bleeding as his hand is now dusted with red.
Cho grins and speaks, "Sweet. Nice fight! Sucks that I couldn't do the Hidden Blade Catcher."
Cho Renma bows courteously to Zalxee'to Elakha.
Zalxee'to gets up, shaking his head, and dusting off his robe. "...Guess I'll find other means for food.."
Cho says, "You should check out the Adventurer's Guild here. Good for odd jobs if you're hungry!"
Cho waves to Zalxee'to.
Cho yells, "See ya, then! Nice fight!"
Cho pats his head. It would appear that the bleeding has, at least for now, subsided.
Cho mutters, "I think I'm okay... maybe?"
A Preliminary Fight: Cho Renma versus Zalxee'to Elakha
 versus Zalxee'to Elakha raises his staff, pushing Cho's foot aside, and swings his staff at Cho's face.
Cho Renma blinks, not expecting his cloaked foe to brush his attack away as easily as he did. A smile once again forms upon Cho's face, now that he knows that this fight won't be a breeze, and he arches his back while expecting a reprisal. Sure enough, he dodges Zal's counter in the process.
Cho yells, "Nice!"
Cho plants his foot onto the ground after it is brushed away, and then adjusts his stance. Reeling his fist in back, Cho performs an unconventional jab right to Zal's chest, quite unlike his usual style.
Zalxee'to jumps to the side quickly, then leaps low at Cho's feet, trying to trip him.
Cho manages to evade the incoming blow by jumping up into the air, breaking his stance in the process. Now unstable, Cho forgoes his usual defensive posture in favor of an aggressive maneuver, and attempts to kick Zal in the chest while he is jumping in the air. Rising Jump Kick!
Zalxee'to's eyes widen, and crosses his arms, as he gets kicked by Cho, and gets pushed back a bit.
Zalxee'to groans, ".....Ow...."
Cho is smiling at Zal, but it is in no way in a taunting manner. Cho seems to be genuinely enjoying himself.
Zalxee'to then bends down and pounces at Cho, about to tackle him with full force.
Cho blinks, totally not expecting a tackle in this situation, and gets *moded* by his partner. Cho manages not to get thrown to the ground, but at the moment, Zalxee'to has knocked the wind out of Cho, who is looking earnestly entertained by what just happened.
Cho responds by raising his fist into the air, and delivering a punch to Zal, aiming for the hooded boy's head!
Zalxee'to feels the blow of Cho's punch and falls to the ground, holding his head. Then he gets back up holding his staff tighter than before.
Zalxee'to looks at down to the ground, before running up to Cho, with both hands on his staff.
Cho readies his stance, waiting for Zalxee'to's next attack. Cho's breathing has returned to normal, and his feet are moving with their usual rhythm as well.
Zalxee'to jumps in the air, swinging his staff down and aiming for Cho's head.
Cho attempts something new, and raises his hands above his head, dropping the rocks in the process. He attempts to catch the staff while it is still in the air above his head, but misses - the blunt trauma-provider smashes with Cho's skull, which causes a small spurt as his skin breaks.
Cho cries, "Ah! Crap! Not working, not working!"
Cho says, "Alright! Let's try to get serious for a second!"
Cho plants a single foot into the ground, and uses it as a spring to vault himself towards the sky. Reaching several feet above the ground, Cho solidifies his arms, and throws a punch while he descends, striking the ground with a powerful Inner-Force fist.
Cho looks to his opponent as his Inner Force explodes outwards, sending a wave of dust and air strong enough to knock down a grown Roegadyn from the strike zone!
Zalxee'to is shocked by the impact that knocks him down, and dropping his staff, he lays there motionless.
Zalxee'to moans lowly, "....ow...."
Cho drops his stance, looking pleased - both with himself, and his foe. He runs his hands through his hair, revealing that Zal's strike has caused a little bit of bleeding as his hand is now dusted with red.
Cho grins and speaks, "Sweet. Nice fight! Sucks that I couldn't do the Hidden Blade Catcher."
Cho Renma bows courteously to Zalxee'to Elakha.
Zalxee'to gets up, shaking his head, and dusting off his robe. "...Guess I'll find other means for food.."
Cho says, "You should check out the Adventurer's Guild here. Good for odd jobs if you're hungry!"
Cho waves to Zalxee'to.
Cho yells, "See ya, then! Nice fight!"
Cho pats his head. It would appear that the bleeding has, at least for now, subsided.
Cho mutters, "I think I'm okay... maybe?"
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