07-06-2018, 01:17 PM
The bandit was having her ass handed to her like a one armed woman fighting a ninja that just barfed up a demon.
Sasuke’s fist dislodged a molar, and a firm knee to the gut bent her in two. She swung her left arm wide, but he bobbed beneath it and landed another overhand for her trouble. A stiff front kick planted her against one of the rapidly deteriorating walls.
The Uchiha stalled, taking another moment to gloat. “Any more quips? One-liners?”
The heavy-metal marauder sucked down a few heavy breaths, then spit out a wad of blood. “Nah,” she said between panting, “Just thinking: it was wizards at the Colosseum.” She straightened her sagging posture, but her feet slipped on the loose gravel beneath her. “Now it’s ninjas. Already two fuckin ninjas.” She lethargically flopped the stump that extended from her right shoulder. “And people keep cutting off my arms!”
“You won’t have to worry about fighting anymore,” he growled, sadism bubbling between his lips.
“Yeah,” she said with a jigsaw smile, “you’re probably right.” She spun and slammed her stolen metal hand into the last chunk of the cave that was holding the precarious ceiling up. A white grid flashed over its surface before it erupted into a million cube-shaped blocks, and several hundred tons of mountain fell down atop them.
The nameless warrior appeared in the newly created cavern atop a mound of boulders with a POP. She stumbled to find her footing, searching the grit-thick air for her companion. “Kerri!” she shouted, her voice echoing ominously in the darkness. “Kerrigan, where are you?!” She lifted her goggles and pressed at the boil-covered mound that had once been her eye socket, hissing in pain as she did so. “Come on, Kerri! I don’t think I killed the kid, and I’m sure as hell not gonna make it alone!”
She fell to her knees and began rolling rubble aside. “Oh!” She paused, grabbing something that she had uncovered. “My arm!”
Her excitement was interrupted as Kerrigan tore up from a pile of debris, Serraph still clinging to her. She lurched from side to side as the Hollow clawed at her face, a stream of eloquent insults flowing as she attempted to extract the troublesome creature from her shoulders, but he would not relent.
The bandit limped to her feet, her detached arm in hand. “Kerri!” she shouted, and cocked into in a pitcher’s stance. “Catch!”
She hurled her dismembered limb towards the duo, a bright yellow ribbon streaming behind it. Kerrigan’s eyes glowed and dead fingers sprung to life, gripping Serraph’s neck on impact. The ex-raider yanked the line, slapped the wrist-watch hopper against her chest, and vanished. When she reappeared, the ribbon twanged with tension and tore the arrancar off of Kerrigan, sending him soaring through the air. The bandit twisted into a backhand, Crash Magic exploding in a spray of luminous gore when it met Serraph’s cheek, spiking him to the floor in a plume of fractured earth.
The woman relinquished the tether, staring down at the motionless gladiator. “Well I think we got that one for a sec,” she mumbled. “Besides...” She wobbled, then collapsed. “I think I’m out of blood.”
Kerrigan jammed her shoulder back into its socket and flexed her practically useless wings, no doubt injured in the cave-in, while she warily scanned the area. “We aren’t teleporting, so either he or his teammate aren’t finished.”
“Got that right,” Sasuke spat and slammed his heel into the back of the bandit’s head, burying it into a pile of stones.
“God DAMN it,” she grumbled, pushing herself out of the mound.
The ninja wound up to kick the woman while she was down, but was forced to flip out of the way of a boulder that soared in his direction. He landed on the sheer rock face that made up the cavern, amazingly sticking to it. From high above them, his fingers danced in a complex sequence of gestures, then came up to his mouth. A stream of fireballs rained down upon them, filling the room with a wild inferno.
A loud POP heralded the bandit’s appearance, and Sasuke slid to the left, narrowly avoiding a heavy fist as it impacted collided with the wall he was perched upon. She lagged in the air for a moment before bursting into existence in front of him, and again he easily avoided the blow. A third time she hopped, the device on her wrist burning from overuse, but a simple step caused her attack to strike wide.
She unceremoniously fell to the ground, landing flat on her back with a thud. Sasuke allowed himself a chuckle, staring down at her. “Did you really think you were going to hit me?”
“No,” the bandit wheezed.
“But then again,” Kerrigan stepped out of the smoke that had followed the ninja’s barrage, “she never intended to.”
Gold gleamed out of the cracks that surrounded the Uchiha, a perfect ring of fissured stone. He gasped just as the section flew free with him attached and shattered against the opposing cliff.
Sasuke’s fist dislodged a molar, and a firm knee to the gut bent her in two. She swung her left arm wide, but he bobbed beneath it and landed another overhand for her trouble. A stiff front kick planted her against one of the rapidly deteriorating walls.
The Uchiha stalled, taking another moment to gloat. “Any more quips? One-liners?”
The heavy-metal marauder sucked down a few heavy breaths, then spit out a wad of blood. “Nah,” she said between panting, “Just thinking: it was wizards at the Colosseum.” She straightened her sagging posture, but her feet slipped on the loose gravel beneath her. “Now it’s ninjas. Already two fuckin ninjas.” She lethargically flopped the stump that extended from her right shoulder. “And people keep cutting off my arms!”
“You won’t have to worry about fighting anymore,” he growled, sadism bubbling between his lips.
“Yeah,” she said with a jigsaw smile, “you’re probably right.” She spun and slammed her stolen metal hand into the last chunk of the cave that was holding the precarious ceiling up. A white grid flashed over its surface before it erupted into a million cube-shaped blocks, and several hundred tons of mountain fell down atop them.
The nameless warrior appeared in the newly created cavern atop a mound of boulders with a POP. She stumbled to find her footing, searching the grit-thick air for her companion. “Kerri!” she shouted, her voice echoing ominously in the darkness. “Kerrigan, where are you?!” She lifted her goggles and pressed at the boil-covered mound that had once been her eye socket, hissing in pain as she did so. “Come on, Kerri! I don’t think I killed the kid, and I’m sure as hell not gonna make it alone!”
She fell to her knees and began rolling rubble aside. “Oh!” She paused, grabbing something that she had uncovered. “My arm!”
Her excitement was interrupted as Kerrigan tore up from a pile of debris, Serraph still clinging to her. She lurched from side to side as the Hollow clawed at her face, a stream of eloquent insults flowing as she attempted to extract the troublesome creature from her shoulders, but he would not relent.
The bandit limped to her feet, her detached arm in hand. “Kerri!” she shouted, and cocked into in a pitcher’s stance. “Catch!”
She hurled her dismembered limb towards the duo, a bright yellow ribbon streaming behind it. Kerrigan’s eyes glowed and dead fingers sprung to life, gripping Serraph’s neck on impact. The ex-raider yanked the line, slapped the wrist-watch hopper against her chest, and vanished. When she reappeared, the ribbon twanged with tension and tore the arrancar off of Kerrigan, sending him soaring through the air. The bandit twisted into a backhand, Crash Magic exploding in a spray of luminous gore when it met Serraph’s cheek, spiking him to the floor in a plume of fractured earth.
The woman relinquished the tether, staring down at the motionless gladiator. “Well I think we got that one for a sec,” she mumbled. “Besides...” She wobbled, then collapsed. “I think I’m out of blood.”
Kerrigan jammed her shoulder back into its socket and flexed her practically useless wings, no doubt injured in the cave-in, while she warily scanned the area. “We aren’t teleporting, so either he or his teammate aren’t finished.”
“Got that right,” Sasuke spat and slammed his heel into the back of the bandit’s head, burying it into a pile of stones.
“God DAMN it,” she grumbled, pushing herself out of the mound.
The ninja wound up to kick the woman while she was down, but was forced to flip out of the way of a boulder that soared in his direction. He landed on the sheer rock face that made up the cavern, amazingly sticking to it. From high above them, his fingers danced in a complex sequence of gestures, then came up to his mouth. A stream of fireballs rained down upon them, filling the room with a wild inferno.
A loud POP heralded the bandit’s appearance, and Sasuke slid to the left, narrowly avoiding a heavy fist as it impacted collided with the wall he was perched upon. She lagged in the air for a moment before bursting into existence in front of him, and again he easily avoided the blow. A third time she hopped, the device on her wrist burning from overuse, but a simple step caused her attack to strike wide.
She unceremoniously fell to the ground, landing flat on her back with a thud. Sasuke allowed himself a chuckle, staring down at her. “Did you really think you were going to hit me?”
“No,” the bandit wheezed.
“But then again,” Kerrigan stepped out of the smoke that had followed the ninja’s barrage, “she never intended to.”
Gold gleamed out of the cracks that surrounded the Uchiha, a perfect ring of fissured stone. He gasped just as the section flew free with him attached and shattered against the opposing cliff.
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