What a strange place for a duel… Shenmock stood at the bottom of a broken stairwell and looked up to what seemed to be…an alter? He knew it was simply generated by system Administrators, but he found it strange that a ziggurat of all places would be one of them. It seemed more proper for a decapitation or human sacrifice, not a duel between a Heavy Blade and a Fist Fighter. He knew for a fact that the Heavy Blade he was facing was powerful, not to mention more skilled in fighting than him. He had a strange tendency to lose in duels. In fact, the only one he had won was by a default…
The person he’d be fighting, Ko Inuyasha, had been the person to recruit him into the Army of Darkness, which he had recently quit to join the Swordbreakers. He was sure that the man wanted to beat some sense into him after being there so long, but it really hadn’t been much of a stay for him. Sure, the clan had a giant mansion, but he hadn’t treaded in there at all – or maybe once, he had completely forgotten – since joining. Still, Shenmock was positive that it would be quite a fight. The last time the Heavy Blade had seen him, he’d been a small little Wavemaster. Now he was a powerful Fist Fighter and had five levels on him…
The boy stretched one arm and yawned before walking up the broken steps, simply jumping over anything that got in his way. There was a temple up ahead with seven pillars surrounding it and a small alter in the middle with faint traces of blood spattered off to the side. Shenmock frowned at it, almost expecting a zombie to rise out of it and try to kill him. But nothing came and he was left to simply lean against it and look around him, examining his surroundings while he waited. He had gotten here a little earlier than planned, after all…
Upon hearing the fall of golden rings, the Fist Fighter turned, muttering, “Ap Vorma.” Heavy Blades weren’t naturally magic users, but just in case he’d have this at the ready. Shenmock smiled and dug his hands into his pockets. “Good to see you, Ko!” he stated.
Now just how would this match end was the question.
SP: 176/190
Magic Defense increased...
Edit: Edited in the Magic Defense thingy. Sorry. ._.;;
Golden rings ran down over a localized position at the top of the field, bringing Ko's body into the selected arena for his duel. Ko was donning his usual 5'6” appearance with billowing red hitoe and hakama. His three foot white hair blew in the wind with his image hacked white dog ears crowing his skull. As he came into full form, the Heavy Blade opened his golden eyes to scan the area.
”Good to see you, Ko!”
His opponent, Shenmock, greeted him with words instead of an attack. Was he being nice or was he so confident in victory that he could afford such pleasantries? When the boy was a member of the Army of Darkness he was a Wavemaster, and fairly weak to be honest. Now, he had grown by leaps and bounds and changed to a Fist Fighter. A Fist Fighter with his hands shoved in his pockets. Was he the type to use kicks? Too many questions really. There was only one way to find out anything for sure.
As the wind picked up on their high rise ziggurat battlefield, Ko gave a smug smile to the blonde haired opponent. A scroll slipped down from his left billowing sleeve while he took his massive great falchion style weapon off of his back with his right hand.
”Good to see you too, Shenmock. Be sure to give me a thorough demonstration of the power you've obtained in the Sword Breakers.”
As rush of air blew out from his feet as the scroll exploded into a light that briefly covered his body. Ap Do gave his a rush of speed that allowed him to rush on top of the deep blood stained center alter. With a sort of high ground advantage, Ko buckled one knee and swung his sword with intent to take Shenmock's head off with one blow.
SP: 126/126
To be honest, Shenmock thought that Ko hadn’t changed much since his last encounter. It seemed that he had pushed up in the ranks since his time as recruiter, but the way he acted… The Fist Fighter had no idea what the outcome of this battle would be, to be truthful. He might have had five levels on Ko, but already he could tell that the Heavy Blade’s skill and tactics surpassed his own. This won’t be like your duel with Centrus, he thought. The guy seemed to be bent on believing that he had learned quite a bit after leaving the Army of Darkness to join the Sword Breakers. At that he almost laughed. The Fist Fighter had done almost nothing with the clan as it was, but still, he had changed a bit after leaving.
The Heavy Blade in front of him pulled out a scroll and activated it. A speed charm, Shenmock realized as his opponent shot forward, blade swinging as if to slice his head off. Bending his knees, he held one of his gauntlets up to try and absorb most of the oncoming blow. He winced as he saw crimson liquid flow down onto his sleeve, but he was sure he had absorbed most of the blow, leaving his hit points still relatively high. With his left hand, the Fist Fighter pushed the blade away and pulled his own back, preparing one of the skills that came with the Dark Dragon Fist.
“Granite Slammer!” As the words escaped his lips, a dirty brown aura surrounded him. Then, bringing his fist back, he threw it in the direction of his chest. With the distance still close between them, it would be hard to miss, but with a speed increase, Shenmock wouldn’t have been surprised if his opponent got out of it. The aura wore off only seconds after, leaving him with a few moves he could take. Magic was one, as Heavy Blades usually had a low defense against it, but his magic attack was rather low, too. I’ll just go for a head-on assault and hope that I can avoid his blade. Sooner or later that speed charm’s going to ware off.
With that thought, the Fist Fighter sprinted forward towards the Heavy Blade. Then, once he was in a yards length, he slid forward and brought his foot up, aiming a kick up in that…place. If he managed to catch him in ‘the spot’, he was sure the guy would be more pissed off than ever, but Shenmock was quite sure he could manage even with Ko chasing after him.
SP: 148/190
Magic Defense increased...
