The Intercepting Fist
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Clang!
The sound of two bottles clashed loudly near me almost drowned out by the other random noise consisting of people talking... Well more like yelling over the blast of beats coming from the speakers behind the stage located at the back of the club, at the sides, and surrounding the dance floor on speakers placed on all the pillars.
"Busy night Lee man how you been holdin up?" Thundered a rather tall living mass of muscle named Yuen a fellow bouncer at the Twirling Dragon dance club.
The Twirling Dragon was the main night club in Hong Kong. If you mean something you probably are here every once in a while. The place held a very underground feel always dark black cement floor, two story, very big... very. A decent sized section in the back for drinking away from the excitement of the dance floor and a juice bar across from it. Far to the back was the DJ's and the dancer's domain. about 4 feet of the ground in the corner of the place. Usually two dancers were always up there where the DJ behind them controlled the music behind the black rectangle called his turn tables where he made his living entertaining under the multi colored lights hanging from the metal beam above. The likes of actors, singers, political members children, spoiled brats, and of course family and members of big time hustlers and gangsters in Hong Kong. So of course this place houses the best bouncers available.
"Good good man I've got a job as a body guard in a week some crazy rich brat's got this paranoid father who's afraid all the killers, rapists, thugs, and kidnapers all over Hong Kong want her but y'know it's nothin' he's gettin' the best man for the job.
"That so?" Yuen said with a funny look on his face.
"If there's anybody out here who's got the skill to compare to me I ain't met 'em yet y'know I don't train for nothing." I said searching the night club.
"Hey, hey Jann you with Yuen!" Called a voice over my two-way radio hooked to my belt loop.
The one thing I had to say I enjoyed about this new club I was recruited by is that there ain't much of a dress code for the bouncers. No suites and such just jeans, in my case black. A Twirling Dragon security shirt black of course with a red dragon spinning from the back to the front.
"Yeah Kim wasup?" I replied calmly.
Kim is probably the fastest bastard I've met in my life next to me of course. He's got a mixed Gung Fu fighting style which works well for him. He's about 5'9 and a bit thin rock hard though extremely agile too.
"We got a lil disturbance up here. Not too sure what's goin on but can't say I give a damn get your asses up here second story drinking section to your right." Kim informed he seemed to have a hint of excitement in his voice he always gets that before every fight no matter how bullshit it is.
"Ahh well..." Yuen said stretching his arms in a half yawn tone. "Time to work eh?"
Yuen began jogging to and up the stairs to were Kim was dodging random people.
"These fights are such bullshit... hope these are about somethin like last week." I murmured to nobody in particular. I could barely hear myself over the wild music.
I looked up and to the right at Kim who was staring directly at me. I gave a nod as I saw two figured in the back beginning to get physical. I jogged along side the dance floor dodging people. Sprinted up the stairs and coming to a stop with Kim and Yuen side by side looking at me.
"How many we got?" I asked.
"Seven all together. Looks like one of em' tried to get at the wrong girl just a bunch of brat knuckle heads shouldn't be nothin." Yuen said.
"C'mon then." Kim ordered as we walked up to the rowdy group.
"Hey! Hey! Calm this shit down!" Kim yelled catching the attention of the group.
"Fuck off!" Some random in the group yelled.
Guy looked like he was barely 5'6 with dyed green hair and too many piercing he face shone with silver looked kinda skinny too.
"Just a waste of time." I said to myself.
"Aight aight I don't care what shit yall got goin down if he tried to talk to your lil girlfriend or whatever take it outta here!" Yuen yelled.
By now some people had left or were staring.
"And who the fuck are you! You can't fuckin touch me do you even know my family name! You don't have to power to hit me and get away with it!" A guy yelled. He looked like the leader of the three man group well looks like five now some more had just came in.
"Think you're fuckin tough and shit!" Another random.
"This is wasting time." I said into Kim's ear.
By now one of them decided to get brave and walk up to Yuen. I began stepping forward.
"So how's about you carry on and go fuck yourself." He said calmly bringing his hand up.
He's about to do something really stupid.
"K?" Smugly he said that with a grin.
Guess he had a death wish, with his right hand open which actually had a nice lookin ring on it he swung it across with force and slapped Yuen. See the thing is even though his dad maybe be some great political figure or even a huge mob boss the owner of the club Mr. Chow has connections everywhere. Nobody fucked with him and he fucked with nobody but his power was far more tremendous than this lil fuck thought it was. We could kill this bastard and get away with it. Which guessing by his actions might happen. It's said in big fights always take down the biggest guy however you don't insult a group of bouncers thinking you're gonna get away untouched.
"Heh..." Yuen said rubbing the left side of his face. "Alright my arms don't reach that high." Yuen began to turn around
That bastard got a deeper smug look. Quickly Yuen whipped back around palming the lil fucks head with his right hand.
"But Boss Chow's does!" Yuen thundered as he lifted the kid and with tremendous force slammed him head first into the ground.
I could feel the vibrations through the ground which trembled harder than the hardest bass slappin'
"Holy fuck!" That green haired punk decided to speak up.
"Naw fuck that shit!" Another yelled going over from his seat to the railing over the dance floor.
"Bolo, Li! Get the fuck up and handle this shit" Some guy with spiked red hair. Come to think of it they all had multi-colored hair how... gay.
I looked over the railing to see who the hell he decided to call up.
"Heh." I had to laugh a little these guys might be a challenge.
I couldn't tell who was who but one guy in a white suite looked like a black shirt and was huge easily 6'5 270 probably more. The other wasn't so big maybe 5'11 had this spiked hair goin kinda like me looked solid though carried himself quickly.
"Hey!" I yelled to Kim and Yuen. "His friends look rough why don't we knock these guys out first and say hello!." I grin escaped my face.
"Hmm." Yuen hummed in approval.
"No argument." Kim called.
I looked at the guys with Yuen and Kim at my sides.
"Right then."
We charged in crazy these bastards couldn't stop us.
"No wait!" That green haired punk cried out.
Yuen grabbed the kid and performed a quick suplex onto the cement. The slap of skin and I coulda swore was something breaking sounded over the music. Some girls were screaming and a lot of people cleared out. Everybody on the floor quit dancing and was watching the events above them. We had a nice bit of room to work.
Kim lept high into the air spinning he sent his left foot straight out striking in the chest. Using the force of his left spin his right fist came out and struck another across the face dropping both. By now some kid got brave and charged me blindly. Yelling he closed the gap between us.
"AAT!" I raised my right foot up raising my right hand up and waving my left in a feint causing the man to stop. "OOH" I feinted again making him flinch throwing his rhythm off wildly he didn't know what to do next. I quickly lept forward finishing our gap and striking with a quick left backhand "WAH!" Using the force of the quick short jump I finished with a right cross as my feet came back to the floor and spinning right my right foot swung around and struck him across the face flooring 'em.
"WHOOOO!"
I brought my foot back another was coming on my left I shift my weight in his direction and struck him with a straight kick in the body.
"WAT!"
Another behind me I spun left and let my left foot strike out going across his head he dropped sliding a bit from his speed.
"WHOOT!"
Returning to the one still reeling from his injured he attempted to strike with a right. Catching his fist and jabbing at once his head snapped back from my left the came across the joint of his arm I pulled his arm and folded it into a lock forcing the arm back he fell to a knee. I looked up at Kim who had just finished a lightning quick right back fist, left elbow, right upper-cut perfect example of Gung Fu close range fury. Catching my hint Kim dropped his man and ran directly towards me. Leaping into his kick full force Kim's right foot shot out like a cannon directly into the man's back flattening him into the ground. We looked over to Yuen as he palmed another head and slammed it into a near buy wall the force caused his body to lash out before going limp.
"Your back!" Kim yelled as another ran up on Yuen.
Yuen turned just to catch a glimpse of silver. Quickly Yuen attempted to dodged right catching the blade in his left lower torso.
"FUCKING GIMP!" Yuen thundered furiously as his huge fist came across the man's face hitting the floor so hard his body bounced before just lying there. "SHIT!" Yuen yelled as he pulled the blade from his side.
My senses picked up an attacker seems like those big guys were here already... shame Kim didn't notice. The biggest one picked up Kim and flung him incredibly far behind us maybe forty feet. The quick one made an attempt on a strike with his right fist. I grabbed his wrist and using his force I tripped and flung him. Turning my attention the to hulk homing in on me I kicked hard forward with my right.
"WHAA!"
He stopped my force and caught my foot... didn't see that coming. Reacting I used my caught leg to pivot and flipped backwards using my left foot I struck his chin causing him to faulter and release my foot. By now Kim was sprinting forward full force he lept into the air and struck out with his left foot forward and connected with his ribs. Dropping him to his hands and knees. Using the opportunity I ran up on him and wrapped my right arm across his throat holding it in place with my right hand I pulled my arms up and forcing my body in his head down.
Kim had taken his fight to the quick man. He attempted to kick but Kim intercepted it with his foot and jumped within Gung Fu range and got into a furious exchange of close range strikes. Backhands, elbows, and chops were thrown in chaos I was too busy to follow. Eventually the big man quit squirming and went unconscious. I looked over to Kim he was struck with and elbow and faltered back the man came with a knee to the stomach dropping Kim down to a knee he stepped onto Kim's knee and backflipped off and kicked Kim on the jaw knocking him back. Kim stirred on the ground as the man began walking up to him. Assuming Kim was out his guard was lowered. Mustering all his strength Kim sprung from the ground with an open palm full force and connected with his chin diagonally right. The man was lifted off the ground spinning on the air he dropped cold. Everybody was down but one. Looked like a leader from the other side of the toiling crews.
"Yuen!" Kim yelled as he ran to his fallen friend. He was bleeding but I couldn't see how bad.
"The fuck!" The man yelled.
Hmm maybe around 5'10 black open dress shirt that showed some of his defined chest had to be a fighter just reeked of sinew, white dress pants, black boots, had on some silver chains too with a slicked hair style, trimmed facial hair too. I rose from the ground.
"You next?" I asked straightening my clothes.
"Maybe you don't know who you're fucking with. Name's Lan Xi Yu."
"Master of the monkey style of Kung Fu whatever I already know." I finished unimpressed.
This guy gained a lot of fame as a master of Monkey style Kung Fu. Guy's brutal and very acrobatic.
"We're gonna need more room." I said pointing out the cramped space we were in Giving his wild style. "Outside."
We walked outside to the front of the club. It was night and pretty damn cold. the lights of 1 a.m. Hong Kong illuminated the streets and skyscrapers. Tall buildings surrounded us, people still waiting in line stared as me and Lan walked into the open space infront of us. I took my shirt off and folded it before placing it on the ground as Lan did the same.
"Just apologize and you don't have to get a beatin thrown your way." Lan said facing me.
"Well you can talk a lot." I said. "Breaking your jaw should end it."
I began hoping from side to side lighting moving back and forth, up and down my arms waved loosely in the air. He dropped to a low crouching stance and began inching in range. I stopped my hopping and took a stance with my hands close to my face more defensive than offensive and started closing in slowly as well. We entered our range. He let air quickly escape his mouth as he threw a quick left jab. I parried his attack easily. He waited again and threw another which I parried again. He threw another with more ferocity. I parried again while slipping outside his strike and threw a counter left cross to his face which threw off his follow up attack. I came with a right hook to the body following it with an upper-cut which he lept back from dodging the attack. I jumped forward kicking with my right foot upwards he dodged and following it with my left kick he swatted it upon landing he struck out with his hand open I noticed right away what he was doing. A lot of Monkey style involved slashes he was trying to claw away at me. I ducked under and tried to sweep with my right leg he performed a back flip avoiding the attack.
Upon landing he lept forward at me with both hands ready to slash away. I rolled back avoiding his attempt he jumped at me again I lept back quickly waving my hands into the air.
"WHAA!"
He landed and quickly jumped again at me. I lept to my right avoiding cleanly his savage claws.
"WOOT!"
He landed within close range of me he threw a right cross I couldn't avoid it connected with my face cleanly he put his shoulder into it too pain shot through for a second. With his left he tried to claw at me again. I blocked it and went on my offensive.
"WHAAA!"
See the difference between a Jeet Kune Do punch and any other punch is a Jeet Kune Do punch uses the core of the body while punches like his uses the shoulder the full forces makes it hurt inside of where the target was hit which makes for longer staggers. I blocked with my right hand far before it could connect. Turning everything I lashed out like a whip with my left fist.
"WAT!" One
"TA!" Two
"TA!" Three
"TA!" Four
"TAAA!" Five and the last strike I let my hand linger his body looked like it wanted to shut down from the strikes connecting with the head and chest.
He tried to launch a left cross sloppy as hell I caught his fist and quickly closed in for a body upper-cut with my left. He hunched forward I grabbed his hair with my right and exploded with a left cross on the face.
"TAAHH!"
He staggered back.
"WHAAAAA!" He hollered surging with energy suddenly he spun right and swung a right kick. Shifting my weight left I caught his foot and trailed up it to launch a left chop to the body putting my left leg behind his I pushed him back over it dropping him to the ground. He landed with a hard thud on the pavement. He rolled back again and quickly stood again.
"YAAAA!" I ran forward.
Just as he stood back up I launched a right kick, then another, then another, then another.
"WAAAHHHH!"
He was weak now he couldn't even really move. His face was knotted and bloody, his body bruised. I ran within range of him again and put one finger on his chest. He slowly looked up at me. I felt the sweat dripping down my face.
"Only one woman can even attempt to beat me!" I yelled.
Shifting all my weight back I closed my fist and lunged everything all my force forward and into my fist within the distance of an inch or too an tremendous force exploded from my fist into his body. His body fell back onto the street limp. Slowly I turned back and looked back at the club and a smirk spread across my face. Everybody let cheers rain down on me. Another thing I enjoyed about this place was the fights.
"That's more like it."
Chapter One in the books. Guess who's the one girl who can even attempt to beat Mr. Lee