Post by Hanabi C. Badhand on Mar 18, 2014 19:53:25 GMT -5
The severe advantage of a shield is one that many people underestimate, a wide broad blocking surface between you and your enemy. One that had efficiently and effectively kept Mason's attacks at bay. Any counter was met by her extreme focus and the two foot metal wall on Hanabi's arm adjusting only a few inches to cover his entire angles of attacks and counters.
Mason's attack towards Hanabi's face did strike true, however his plan was not good. The Shield Specialist had not even tried to block the attack to her face because it still bore the shielding she'd blocked the first Odachi attack from Lyla with, his fist would ring off the metal and not even slow or turn her head in the slightest. And if the angle was off he'd probably hurt his hand.
The Tsukineko no Buyou's advantages did not come without a flaw however, and in a two on one match in Hanabi's disfavor this disadvantage was something that Lyla had not missed at all. So focused on Mason, Hanabi had left herself open to attack from another angle as she heard the shout, unable to break her focus off of Mason quick enough to counter.
-Boom-
The Giant Odachi smashed right into the side of Hanabi's head as she turned her head slightly as she was lifted clean off her feet and sent flying across the deck her being sent into a spiral her shoulder slamming into the deck as her head slammed into the deck putting her face through the plating with the shield on it as she skidded with a ripping sound peeling some of the deck plating back bouncing back up and slamming upside down, side first into the mast, dropping down headfirst into the deck. Her landing on her neck, face up with her back propped against the mast.
Hanabi lay there for a moment staring upwards at the mast, blinking, for a moment before she put together what happened. She cocked herself sideways and rolled to her feet. Her face obscured by the mask, her expression under it invisible. But it was plain to see looking at her, she wasn't hurt in the slightest.
"That's six points total against me right? One for the hit Mr. Redgrave got on me earlier, one for Ms. Bangara's hit and four because I landed on my back?" she asked loudly, a really happy tone in her voice. She wasn't even winded in the slightest, she liked these two. They were a challenge and she had already lost over half of her points. And they each were in about as good of standing point wise as her roughly, meaning that, at least point wise, they were evenly matched.
Hanabi then started to walk towards her two opponents her eyes relaxing their focus, no longer locked into tunnel vision on either of them but softly focused on both of them as she raised her shield arm between herself and them and started to slowly rock back and forth and shot forward in another Slam Charge but instead of targeting either of them she shot herself to in a blink of a moment stand between the two of them.
She would then start to spin slowly, rotating around as she slowly and deliberately stepped in small circular motions, pivoting carefully and deliberately the spin getting quicker and quicker as she remained between them not losing any of the solidity of stance from the careful pivots as she said "You have felt the Tsukineko no Buyou (Dance of the Mooncat), Now experience Kainushi no Buyou (Dance of the Shepherd)" This dance actually looked a bit closer to an actual dance.
Techniques Used:
Mason's attack towards Hanabi's face did strike true, however his plan was not good. The Shield Specialist had not even tried to block the attack to her face because it still bore the shielding she'd blocked the first Odachi attack from Lyla with, his fist would ring off the metal and not even slow or turn her head in the slightest. And if the angle was off he'd probably hurt his hand.
The Tsukineko no Buyou's advantages did not come without a flaw however, and in a two on one match in Hanabi's disfavor this disadvantage was something that Lyla had not missed at all. So focused on Mason, Hanabi had left herself open to attack from another angle as she heard the shout, unable to break her focus off of Mason quick enough to counter.
-Boom-
The Giant Odachi smashed right into the side of Hanabi's head as she turned her head slightly as she was lifted clean off her feet and sent flying across the deck her being sent into a spiral her shoulder slamming into the deck as her head slammed into the deck putting her face through the plating with the shield on it as she skidded with a ripping sound peeling some of the deck plating back bouncing back up and slamming upside down, side first into the mast, dropping down headfirst into the deck. Her landing on her neck, face up with her back propped against the mast.
Hanabi lay there for a moment staring upwards at the mast, blinking, for a moment before she put together what happened. She cocked herself sideways and rolled to her feet. Her face obscured by the mask, her expression under it invisible. But it was plain to see looking at her, she wasn't hurt in the slightest.
"That's six points total against me right? One for the hit Mr. Redgrave got on me earlier, one for Ms. Bangara's hit and four because I landed on my back?" she asked loudly, a really happy tone in her voice. She wasn't even winded in the slightest, she liked these two. They were a challenge and she had already lost over half of her points. And they each were in about as good of standing point wise as her roughly, meaning that, at least point wise, they were evenly matched.
Hanabi then started to walk towards her two opponents her eyes relaxing their focus, no longer locked into tunnel vision on either of them but softly focused on both of them as she raised her shield arm between herself and them and started to slowly rock back and forth and shot forward in another Slam Charge but instead of targeting either of them she shot herself to in a blink of a moment stand between the two of them.
She would then start to spin slowly, rotating around as she slowly and deliberately stepped in small circular motions, pivoting carefully and deliberately the spin getting quicker and quicker as she remained between them not losing any of the solidity of stance from the careful pivots as she said "You have felt the Tsukineko no Buyou (Dance of the Mooncat), Now experience Kainushi no Buyou (Dance of the Shepherd)" This dance actually looked a bit closer to an actual dance.
Techniques Used:
Slam Charge (See Above)
Kainushi no Buyou (Dance of the Shepherd): Hanabi when fighting a large group of opponents like a mob continually moves in circular motions blocking, dodging weaving and quickly countering opponents with swift grabs and redirection meant to control the fight against a large group of opponents allowing her to out-weather them. (Hanabi can only use one 'Dance' at a time.)
Kainushi no Buyou (Dance of the Shepherd): Hanabi when fighting a large group of opponents like a mob continually moves in circular motions blocking, dodging weaving and quickly countering opponents with swift grabs and redirection meant to control the fight against a large group of opponents allowing her to out-weather them. (Hanabi can only use one 'Dance' at a time.)