[AnT]

Just what happened? He could...barely remember that battle before he was knocked out. He was in a fierce battle against the foe he has yet to overcome: Akuma...and then he turned to the darkness even further than he had ever been. And then...what...just...?

"... This.... is the Starvia and Satsui No Hado combined to a power unequal to the fullest extent. I shall crush EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS WITHOUT MERCY!"

And then...nothing. But...Ryu felt some sort of darkness within reacting to Akuma's new corrupt power. His own Sasui no Hado! He thought he got over it. He thought he quelled it with his Mu no Hado (The Power of Nothingness). It must've returned thanks to Akuma. This...this was bad. Bad for the people of Li. Bad for the Life Sphere. He needs to get himself straight again. He needs to remember how to, but boy, he wished Ken was here to help him out. Well, he's along here on Li, so he's going to have to find his answers on his own.

And the answers always lies in the heart of battle.

Now who's come to challenge him?

[Unchained Kairi]

...Why couldn't she do it? She remembered clearly a powerful desire commanding her to speak out and request Sora's company. She remembered desperately wanting it. And yet, she'd stood there watching silently, for no reason, other than that she couldn't will herself to speak up and ask. She had let him walk away with his friends and leave her behind. What had been the point of her seeking him out if she couldn't get herself to do stuff with him?? The thought made her heart ache. It had been so long since she'd last had a chance to socialize properly that she no longer understood herself. There was some type of anxiety holding her back, a hidden feeling in her subconscious. She didn't like it, and yet here she was, walking out onto the field of battle to take out her frustrations on some random person. Was that too far? ...Eh, it didn't matter why she was here. She was here to fight. They were here to fight. If it helped her deal with her thoughts, all the better.

A wild looking girl wearing a beast hooded cloak, a crude fur poncho, and a skirt made of mashed bark fiber marched her way onto the field. She had feline-esque blue eyes, claws where there should've been nails, ...no shoes. She hunkered down a bit and braced, assuming a skittish yet threatening battle stance that looked untrained and feral, her claws brandished and her lips pulled back into a little snarl that showed off her unnaturally large and sharp teeth. She looked like she could've wandered right out of the jungle, having lived most of her life there. Wordlessly, she prepared for battle.

HP: 170/170 ■■■■■■■■■■ Shield: 60/60 ■■■■■■■■■■ Fury: 0

[AnT]

Ryu

170/170 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■ 60/60

VS

170/170 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■ 60/60

Kairi

"...." He sensed quite a feral aura about her. It almost reminds him of Blanka...or that...animalistic fighter, Necalli. She's not too subtle about her animal presence, what with her wearing a large skinned coat over her. Her ki feels like it's settled on her fury just waiting to heat up and fuel her. He just wonders if she has the skills to keep it under control...or is he just like him and is struggling to keep from controlling her. Perhaps she can teach him or the other way around.

Once again, the answers lies in the heart of battle.

His back was facing her while he pondered this before he tightened his headband. He spun toward her, taking a karate stance. It was time to test her skills by giving her a little push like he does with most of his unknown opponents.

BGM: Super Street Fighter IV - Theme of Ryu

Ryu vs Unchained Kairi
This battle is about to explode!
FIGHT!!!

"Rrrgh!!" His hands flickered in blue flames before he circled them around him, pulling them back and cupped them. Blue light flared between his hands... "HADOKEN!!" Before he pushed it forth, unleashing a blue fireball at the girl.

Hadoken: Ryu’s signature projectile, an energy ball exuding in ki, which deals STR 10% damage.

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1d20+2

[Unchained Kairi]

Kairi flinched slightly as Ryu spun toward her, briefly tricked into thinking he was charging her. Huh? Before she could really reflect on that though, she noticed him conjuring a fireball in his hands. She held her position for a moment, waiting until he moved to direct the fireball at her, before abruptly lunging out of the way.

VyEz0EXVp_1d20+2 (Hadouken Dodge)

She then made a mad dash for Ryu, a ferocious yet decisively not all that intimidating--probably because she was at least 10 weight classes below Ryu--battle roar escaping her. She brandished her claws as she approached, moving to take a couple of wild swings with them at the other warrior!

p_1d20+3 (Furious Swipes; Does p_1d3+3 Damage)
p_1d20+3 (Furious Swipes; Does p_1d3+3 Damage)

She then followed up with another lunge, this time throwing herself into Ryu in an attempt to dig her claws deep into his mid-section, through his gi as it was necessary.

p_1d20+3 (Grapple Attempt)

She would then move to attempt to tear away at him with a brutal yank of her arms in an attempt to afflict a grievous pair of claws wound spanning his body. She wasn't playing nice, it seemed.

p_1d20-7 (Critical Savage; Does p_3d10+6 Damage and afflicts the Mortal Wound status)
p_1d20-7 (Crit Confirm For Another p_3d10+6 Damage, which also ups the cure threshold for Mortal Wound and breaks the grapple after it hits if he was grappled. Auto-hits if Ryu was grappled)

She then hopped back a bit and dropped back into a crouching position, knowing full well there was no way she could stay locked in a grapple with a much larger opponent for long without getting beaten senseless.

p_1d20-4 (Appeal; miraculously, her moves went over well with the crowd)

HP: 190/190 ■■■■■■■■■■ Shield: 70/70 ■■■■■■■■■■ Fury: 0

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