10-15-2015, 04:17 PM
Alain lunged with his two crimson daggers, running low across the hard dirt as his opponent's arm stretched. "Gom-" Luffy began, only to be interrupted by the mercenary gaining a sudden burst of speed and slashing both daggers across his ribs. The pirate gasped in pain and his foe followed up with a swift kick to the previous slash wounds, causing the rubber man to stagger backwards when the wind was knocked out of him.
Alain pressed the advantage while he had it, slashing wildly at the pirate while they were overwhelmed by the pain. Luffy could do little more than try to evade in face of the onslaught, but his opponent was quicker and more skilled than he, and the burning pain did nothing to help matters. But there was no way out other than to strike back, and the pirate allowed one of the blades to pierce his flesh so that in the moment it took to swing the other, he could land a punch to the gut that sent his foe flying once more.
The crowd cheered as the mercenary sailed through the air and flipped to his feet. Nobody liked to see a one-sided battle, and while the red-cloaked mercenary had landed more hits and drawn more blood, each successful hit from his foe definitely looked like it hurt. Alain scowled, knowing full well that if he lost here, he wouldn't be able to live it down.
Luffy started taunting again, but the mercenary just stopped listening altogether. He wasn't going to dignify this bullshit with a response anymore. Though it did seem that his opponent has procured a shield, more specifically a buckler, from the provided weapons. The mercenary advanced on foot, knowing his ability to fly was his most likely shot at winning and it was best to keep it hidden until the right time.
He took a few deep breaths as he moved in on his foe and completely ignored their taunts. The pirate punched from afar once again, and Alain simply ran to the side, leaping over the trench and wondering what his foe's strategy was. Unfortunately, he had failed to notice the pirate's other arm holding the shield, which hit him directly in the face. There was a sickening crack as the buckler connected with his skull, and he fell into the trench headfirst, almost comically. The crowd's cheering became deafening while Alain tried not to think about his new injury, instead focusing on activating his stealth again and levitating out of the trench.
He landed behind a nearby stone barricade, peering behind it. Alain made some kind of angry, sickened growling noise as his opponent, laughing, leapt over the trench in the middle of their arena, looking utterly perplexed as to where the red-cloaked mercenary had gone. As much as it pained him to admit it, he was outclassed, at least in terms of raw power. The pirate could deal with the pain, and while he couldn't feel it, he was fairly certain each hit he took was more like getting hit with a sledgehammer. So his only option was to play it smart, use all the advantages he had while he still had them.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are~!" Luffy yelled in a singsong voice, his stretchy fist shattering the barricade into tiny stone pieces that flew through the air. But Alain had already left, an arrow suddenly flying towards the pirate's head from seemingly nowhere.
Though Luffy's grin didn't falter, as all it took to deal with the problem was simply hitting the arrow away with his buckler. More came after, but all he needed to do was evade or block all of the shots until his opponent simply ran out of arrows.
After five more easily blocked projectiles, the ranged assault suddenly stopped. The ground below the pirate turned completely black, and dark flames rose as another arrow, engulfed by the flames, flew from the right. Luffy did what he had before and simply blocked it with his shield before trying to escape the darkness, only to have his foe materialize once more with a knee to his jaw.
The pirate's hat flew from his head when he stumbled, the mercenary stomping on it and watching it burn in the stygian flames. He didn't anticipate his foe's sudden look of utter shock and rage, though. "Looks like this is about to get good." Alain muttered, his crimson daggers disappearing to be replaced by his Odachi.
Alain pressed the advantage while he had it, slashing wildly at the pirate while they were overwhelmed by the pain. Luffy could do little more than try to evade in face of the onslaught, but his opponent was quicker and more skilled than he, and the burning pain did nothing to help matters. But there was no way out other than to strike back, and the pirate allowed one of the blades to pierce his flesh so that in the moment it took to swing the other, he could land a punch to the gut that sent his foe flying once more.
The crowd cheered as the mercenary sailed through the air and flipped to his feet. Nobody liked to see a one-sided battle, and while the red-cloaked mercenary had landed more hits and drawn more blood, each successful hit from his foe definitely looked like it hurt. Alain scowled, knowing full well that if he lost here, he wouldn't be able to live it down.
Luffy started taunting again, but the mercenary just stopped listening altogether. He wasn't going to dignify this bullshit with a response anymore. Though it did seem that his opponent has procured a shield, more specifically a buckler, from the provided weapons. The mercenary advanced on foot, knowing his ability to fly was his most likely shot at winning and it was best to keep it hidden until the right time.
He took a few deep breaths as he moved in on his foe and completely ignored their taunts. The pirate punched from afar once again, and Alain simply ran to the side, leaping over the trench and wondering what his foe's strategy was. Unfortunately, he had failed to notice the pirate's other arm holding the shield, which hit him directly in the face. There was a sickening crack as the buckler connected with his skull, and he fell into the trench headfirst, almost comically. The crowd's cheering became deafening while Alain tried not to think about his new injury, instead focusing on activating his stealth again and levitating out of the trench.
He landed behind a nearby stone barricade, peering behind it. Alain made some kind of angry, sickened growling noise as his opponent, laughing, leapt over the trench in the middle of their arena, looking utterly perplexed as to where the red-cloaked mercenary had gone. As much as it pained him to admit it, he was outclassed, at least in terms of raw power. The pirate could deal with the pain, and while he couldn't feel it, he was fairly certain each hit he took was more like getting hit with a sledgehammer. So his only option was to play it smart, use all the advantages he had while he still had them.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are~!" Luffy yelled in a singsong voice, his stretchy fist shattering the barricade into tiny stone pieces that flew through the air. But Alain had already left, an arrow suddenly flying towards the pirate's head from seemingly nowhere.
Though Luffy's grin didn't falter, as all it took to deal with the problem was simply hitting the arrow away with his buckler. More came after, but all he needed to do was evade or block all of the shots until his opponent simply ran out of arrows.
After five more easily blocked projectiles, the ranged assault suddenly stopped. The ground below the pirate turned completely black, and dark flames rose as another arrow, engulfed by the flames, flew from the right. Luffy did what he had before and simply blocked it with his shield before trying to escape the darkness, only to have his foe materialize once more with a knee to his jaw.
The pirate's hat flew from his head when he stumbled, the mercenary stomping on it and watching it burn in the stygian flames. He didn't anticipate his foe's sudden look of utter shock and rage, though. "Looks like this is about to get good." Alain muttered, his crimson daggers disappearing to be replaced by his Odachi.
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