Announcer – "Fighters to your marks, ready… Fight!"
Both pilots were gripping their controls in burning anticipation; the city had been emptied to minimize civilian casualties. It was a cold night in Belgium, the dark blanket of clouds was as heavy as the stress. As the first crystal of snow fell the battle began.
The Kämpfer fired his Grenades at the Tallgeese, but Milliardo did a quick side dodge behind a building. Mikhail was amazed at his opponent's speed, but speed was not the deciding factor in a fight. He followed the Tallgeese's movements and found himself in the town square. Mikhail equipped his Shotguns and waited for the counterstroke.
Milliardo knew that he was outgunned, as the Mega Cannon was not repaired in time for this fight. He was down to melee weapons, but the Epyon was the same way. He went after his foe with his Heat Whip; the shock caught the Kämpfer off guard and both shotguns were taken out. Now it was Kämpfer on the run.
Mikhail – "A weapon hidden in the Shield, that's clever… hello now."
Mikhail's scanner had picked up a white truck with green stripes and yellow trim. When Milliardo found the Kämpfer it was bent over something; the sight of it caused a momentary pause on Milliardo's part.
Mikhail spun around and fired his Bazooka at the Tallgeese, Milliardo ducked out of the way but the shot caught a nearby building and the Tallgeese went down. Another shot rung out, to avoid it Milliardo did a full burn on his engines and screamed along the pavement at full speed. Mikhail had never seen anyone as intensely insane as the man he was now fighting. The Tallgeese crashed into the Kämpfer's legs and the two suits toppled to the ground in violent disarray.
The two men gathered their composures, and suits, and faced off once more. The street was now coated with a fine powder. Milliardo noticed that the Kämpfer was holding something that looked like a Whip in its right hand.
Mikhail fired his Vulcan's to put the Tallgeese on edge; because honestly, what else are they good for? The Tallgeese instead charged forward, Mikhail knew that this was his chance. He whipped out his Chain Bomb, and the Tallgeese blocked with its Shield.
Mikhail – "Got you!"
Milliardo – "What?"
Mikhail yanked back on the Chain Bomb and let the magnets do their work. The Bombs wrapped around the left arm and Shield; the resulting explosion caused the Tallgeese to fly back 60 meters into an abandoned hospital.
Milliardo felt a strong pain in his chest; he had broken ribs. Somehow he managed to find the strength to stand his Mobile Suit up again.
Mikhail had to hand it to this guy, he could really take a hit and keep coming. He spotted one of the Tallgeese's Beam Saber's on the ground and tossed it at the Tallgeese; he had to keep this sportsmanlike. Fire all the guns you want, in the end it's always a Beam Saber Duel.
The snow on the ground was now a number of inches deep. An exhausted Milliardo could only barely defend against the relentless assault. The Tallgeese III was dying, power and fuel were leaking. He decided to risk it all on one last go.
The Tallgeese fired up its Vernier Engines to maximum thrust and charged at the Kämpfer. The problem for Mikhail was that this was a narrow street. But the left side Vernier on the Tallgeese had been damaged in the Chain attack and it broke off.
The Tallgeese crashed into the ground, Milliardo waited for his end to be announced over the Comm. When it did not come he looked up and saw that the Vernier had crashed through the Kämpfer's head.
Announcer – "That's unlucky, oh well. Milliardo Peacecraft advances to the Semifinals!"
