(Part 3)
10 YEARS AGO, 10,450, WINTER MONTH 5, DAY 21, YEAR 10,450 SAMURAI COUNTRY NAGASUKE
“Twin Claw!”
Gas Trails!
Skrylla Yokuta ducked low and sprung back up to strike an armpit and the boy yanked the arm close.
“Ow!”
Skrylla Yokuta then proceeded to sweep him off his feet but the Young master back flipped with one arm.
And Skrylla Yokuta advanced 3 strikes, but with chained backflips, he hit no target.
“Buddy, when you want to teach me new stuff you need to let me know, okay?”
“Boundless Grip!”
Gas Trails!!
Diving and rolling unto his feet, he saw a trail of feet tracing the short bust that made Firial Xenowatt cover 10 meters.
And before he turned, Skrylla Yokuta was running towards him so he extended both hands and spin on the spot.
“Spinning Claw!”
Skrylla Yokuta ground his feet that dragged because of his momentum then flipped back using only his soles.
So that, while his Sword struck the claws that whirled once, he was able to land and
Thrust his Blade although it was slapped to the side.
Diagonal left, bottom right, and middle left slashes were all blocked before Skrylla Yokuta thrust again.
However…
Gas Trails!
“Rising Claw!”
Wrenching his body like a corkscrew mid-lunge, he threw his sword point into the ground and penetrated it as a clawed uppercut would have caught him firmly in jaw.
Improvising, Skrylla Yokuta turned his weapon into a hinge of sorts and supported his weight on his tip before delivering 2 kicks.
And while they were blocked, Firial Xenowatt had to jump back as he did so because the final kick also threw his opponent’s body into his direction.
“Boundless Grip!”
Spinning at the last minute, the attack passed him by a hair breath while his blade was already out.
But its tip only grazed Firial Xenowatt’s Skin in passing because of the explosive nature of its advance.
“Buddy, give me a bit, let’s try learning a few of his movements.”
Skrylla Yokuta kicked off the floor and approached in a thrust that made Firial Xenowatt jump back in surprise.
“Twin Claw!”
Skrylla Yokuta stood his ground this time and used a double handed swing.
Enhanced by starting the swing from the tip of his toes, passing the torque from there through his hips, to his abdomen, his shoulders, his wrists and finally the blade.
THUNK!
Firial Xenowatt’s eyes opened in shock but he quickly composed himself.
“Rising Claw!”
The underhanded bent fingers rose with frightful intent as Skrylla Yokuta mirrored the strike using both hands and stopped it mid-swing, air ruffling their clothes both.
THUNK!
Since Skrylla Yokuta did not have any techniques of his own and was doing basic forms as he had been doing so for the past 5 years as an order, he wanted to learn techniques.
“Flexible Claw!”
He did not know this one.
His right breast and his left flank took the brunt of the strike and he slid back as blood escaped his lips.
“Sorry buddy I should have let you lead.”
He felt a rib crack and steadied his breathing before taking his usual stance.
He should not have been this careless.
“Ha!
2nd Hit!”
Firial Xenowatt felt incredibly smug.
“Whirling Grip!”
Gas Trail!
Spinning into Skrylla Yokuta’s personal space as he extended out both hands, the boy had been advised to mirror it but keep low, so that his sword struck shins that let out red marks.
Skrylla Yokuta still felt that the boy’s skin was not entirely natural.
“Spinning Claw!”
Gas trails illuminated his mind to show him that he needed to throwing his weight into two of his palms that were now on the floor before flipping back up to his feet for a slingshot counterattack, because Firial Xenowatt’s 2nd attack had been boosted by the 1st.
THUNK!!
On the young Master’s 2nd Rotation both of them were separated before darting towards the other again.
“Twin Claw!”
“Flexible Claw!”
“Rising Claw!”
Skrylla Yokuta had dropped to dodge the Twin Claw then used a vertical descending slash position in between both extended claws, but Firial Xenowatt retaliated with Flexible Claw.
So, Skrylla Yokuta’s attack was blocked by the first claw while he kicked off the other.
“Reaching Claw!”
“Spinning Claw!”
“Whirling Grip!”
Now, slightly away from his opponent, Firial Xenowatt executed Reaching Claw and a Gas Trail made Skrylla Yokuta use his lunging strike to pivot around the clawed hand where Sword and Palm met.
So that he ended up rolling across the extended arm.
And even though the Young Master adapted tactics by using Spinning Claw to not only stop himself but also attack, Gas Trails advised Skrylla Yokuta to fall unto a leg and roll on his side which he listened to.
Then, it further guided him to jump past the incoming
“Whirling Grip!”
“You are not bad.”
“Buddy, he acknowledges your talent, but does he have the skill to do so?”
“Wh- I’ve hit you harder.”
“Buddy, he is bragging.”
“Urgh!”
“Spinning Flamingo Kick!”
His sense of danger spiked and a form vertically spinning in the air only stopped when a leg penetrated the ground and cause a thin line of cracks about the area.
This time, even though he got the Flash of premonition again, his body’s instincts did not allow him delay.
The snow about had scattered and Skrylla Yokuta wondered if he should have told him that the winner would have techniques.
However, that was not all as Firial Xenowatt crouched on the leg he had used to do his stomp then sprang forth like a wild beast pouncing on unsuspecting prey.
“Feline Embrace!”
All fours in the air, the explosive burst of speed once more scattered snow in its launch and landing as Skrylla Yokuta jumped away, his sword scraping against flying claws.
“Primate Gymnastics!”
This attack was weirder but a Flash Of Inspiration helped Skrylla Yokuta;
Firial Xenowatt had back flipped after landing then caught Skrylla Yokuta’s weapon that was falling in an arc.
Then he used it as a fulcrum to intend a double kick but Skrylla Yokuta had jumped the same time that his weapon has been held.
So that, even though they both fell to the ground as they both swung on the same sword, no one was hurt.
“Grizzly Greeting!”
Flash Of Gas Trails!
Apparently, blocking the one handed attack was not fast enough because even though successful, he landed on his left ankle that got dislocated. Find the original chapter at novelping.com.
What surprised the Young Master was that Skrylla Yokuta did not flinch and instead began limping as he encircled him as though waiting for an opportunity.
“Bear Hug!”
“Elephant Stomp!”
“Falcon Dive!”
A flash of Inspiration had made sure that Skrylla Yokuta leaped back and avoided a slap that had began after both hands met their backs and rebounded to clash against the other.
A following attack of which the Young Master flipped end on end to land on his fours which cracked the ground and another that had Firial Xenowatt once more flip end on end but kick off the ground once his feet touched the ground and swiftly lunge to where Skrylla Yokuta was all dodged with Flashes Of Gas Trails that he had to interpret relatively slower than he executed their instructions.
“Grizzly Greetings!”
The overextended and foreboding slap to the air was what Skrylla Yokuta dodged by hopping back before returning to knock it down when it reached the end of its flight.
Following up, he hopped on the forcefully smacked claw and then successfully leapt to knee a bent over chest at the sternum before bringing down a slash across the Young Masters face.
“Bear Hug!”
“See buddy?
We can do this.”
‘Feline Embrace!”
Even though his calmness was contradictory his situation, Skrylla Yokuta got quite a flew flashes of inspiration as he hopped in a retreating direction to escape the clapping attack of Bear Hug, and fell on his back to avoid Feline Embrace as Firial Xenowatt flew over him.
“Grizzly Greetings!”
“Elephant Stomp!”
“Spinning Flamingo Kick!”
Skrylla Yokuta got up on one leg and exaggerated his wobbling rise, as his mind had showed him, so that the extended claw of Grizzly Greetings missed.
Then, flipping end on end meant that even though he was currently shaking he had to leap away from the dropping opponent’s four limbs.
Luckily, he missed damage by a hair’s breath.
Also, he had more room to maneuver against the next attack because after the single stomping kick dropped, his upward slash would hit the mark.
And Firial Xenowatt wanted to attack too, but he had just executed a technique.
Meaning that, the Young Maser’s groin, nose and forehead took the brunt of the attack.
But Firial Xenowatt could not let his pride be wounded because of a peasant.
So, instead of falling on his back, he used his leg to stop his descent and staggered until he was upright.
“Is that all you got?”
“Hey buddy, let’s show him.
Alright?”
Skrylla Yokuta suddenly bust into motion, provoking an impromptu Spinning Flamingo Kick.
So that, while the stomp landed, it was ill timed and the force even added to Skrylla Yokuta’s desire for his rising slash as when he got there he had landed in a crouch.
Jumping back up, he cut the Young Master’s face once more and forced Firial Xenowatt to look up.
Then, Skrylla Yokuta ended his combo by knocking that same face back down.
So that, while the stomp landed, it was ill timed and the force even added to Skrylla Yokuta’s desire for his rising slash as when he got there he had landed in a crouch.
Jumping back up, he cut the Young Master’s face once more and forced Firial Xenowatt to look up.
Then, Skrylla Yokuta ended his combo by knocking that same face back down.