"It's time."
Tsuki stood to his feet, a smirk forming atop his face. He couldn't see a thing. The land of the rising sun was lacking just that. He turned his face up, eyes gazing at the starless skies. The moon was enough to drop light to the sky. Reaching to his side, he drew a small blade. A wakizashi, the smallest form of japanese blade. After securing his bow, he peered under him. Soldiers scattered amidst the trees, beams of lights flashing through the darkness.
They travelled in groups of threes, covering the most ground whilst keeping safety to an optimum. Tsuki leaped from tree to tree, spotting a specific group taking their toll through the forest. Tsuki had fallen, plunging the wakizashi into the back of one of their necks. The other two turned swiftly but at that very moment, he smashed his skull into one whilst slitting the other's throat. "Eighteen left." He grabbed one of the rifle's before flicking the flashlights off. He did as such to lower the chances of the bodies being found.
Fading into the darkness, his eyes stalked an incoming group. He raised the rifle with one arm, took aim, then with the pull of the trigger; All three members had the same bullet run through their skulls. "You hear that!? Move!" Noises surged around him. He was a sitting duck, waiting for the crocs to approach. Rookie move. Tsuki dropped the rifle and took grasp of another. Pressing the barrel against the tree, he pulled the trigger.
"Gwaaaah!"
Tsuki threw it to the floor once more, taking hold of another. He shot behind him, killing another soldier out of sight. "All fun and games until your food eats you." Tsuki listened keenly once more. 'Someone crunched a leaf.' Instead of taking the time to load the rifles, he simply took hold of it. Then in an instant, he threw it. A jailor, scared out of his witt had lost his head. The flying rifle had blown his brain matter into the atmosphere. His partner went quiet, taking a step back. He tripped over the body of his allies, making just the tiniest of sound. Before he could've moved, his body was filled with a hail of lead.
Finally opening his eyes, Tsuki chuckled. "Still got it." He said to himself, juggling the remaining bullets. Tsuki licked his lips, his confidence surpassing the very skies above him. 'Time to get a move on.' Before Tsuki could've commenced the operation, he froze. "Woooow! Your good!"
*Tsk*
Tsuki turned swiftly, catching a glimpse of a young man resting atop the branch above him. He had fiery red hair and a cigarette in his mouth. The head of the cig was bright orange, smoke leaving the tip as he cocked the head of his gun to Tsuki's noggin. "Shit!" Thinking quickly, Tsuki kicked tree, causing the massive structure to uproot and collapse. *Bang!* A subtle flash had encompassed the area.
With the clearing of smoke, Tsuki had realized what laid before him. The area that he once stood had been eviscerated. 'The bullets sprayed?' He thought to himself, utterly thankful that he redirected the shot. He went silent, realizing that his opponent had vanished once more. Then his heart accelerated. 'This is bad. I'll have to predict when he shoots. But if I can't see him..."
He searched desperately before closing his eyes. 'Your fast, jailor. Your sneaky too. I'll give you that. But..." Tsuki heard something. Taking the moment to concentrate, he heard the very breathing of the man. He concentrated and found the exact location of Rox. Instantly, Tsuki turned around and threw a bullet. It pierced through the air, blasting through a line of trees.
Rox emerged from behind him with his gun. Tsuki dropped to the floor, and with another bang, the bullets eviscerated the trees before it. The group of trees had all fallen, collapsing from the range of this shotgun. After standing up, Rox smashed the barrel of the gun in his face. Tsuki took two steps back, forehead bleeding. Rox went for another strike but in an instant, Tsuki swayed out of the way.
The samurai arched one arm back and got ready to throw. Rox in that same moment, drew his sidearm and pointed it to his face. Tsuki withdrew and ducked, the gun firing just a second later. Tsuki drew his wakizashi and plunged it into Rox's stomach, pulling up and slitting the belly open. "Wait."
It was a tree. Rox had disappeared once more. 'He's reloading.' Tsuki thought to himself. 'Now's my chance!' Tsuki turned and fled from battle. Rushing deeper into the forest of lilacs, he ran towards a tree. Leaping forwards, he hung from the branch and flipped over it. After such, he began his pursuit from the trees. 'Sorry kid, did as much as I could.' Tsuki mumbled to himself. Perhaps if he could use his bow, he could've murdered Rox with little issues. However, he was not only disadvantaged in limbs, but territory and sight.
This by far, was the very best thing he could've done. Catching his life, whilst dropping numbers of men. "Won't be gaining anything in killing that man anyways. Hehe, watch your kid. We'll meet again." He muttered to himself, descending further into the darkness.
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Olivia Town - Outskirts
"Hah! There you are!" Lamin had planted his foot atop the ground, narrowing his eyes. He had a smirk atop his face as his red scarf blew about in the wind. Slowly, he removed his sword from his back, the bandages unwrapping themselves as he pointed his blade at the warrior before him. "Oh-Ho! So I was correct?" The giant rose from the floor. Standing to his feet, he towered over Lamin.
To the average man, this beast would've been a giant amongst men. To Lamin? He was a giant amongst giants. His bare feet left the alley of the town, a wide smile flashing atop his face. He was naked, and yet his very skin seemed like a plate of armor. So much muscle that no size could fit. Any clothes he'd wear would need to be customized. As such, this man was completely naked. Lamin lunged at him.
Swinging his left hand, the blade bounced off of the man's neck. "Damn..." Lamin's arm went numb. He dropped his katana. "Still strong." He comments, "Hahahaha! Ofcourse I am kid! You'll need both arms if you wanna scratch me!" Pointing to his face, his smile grew even wider. Kneeling down, Lamin returned the smile, "Glad to have you back. Let's get a move-on. Wouldn't wanna keep Tsuki waiting."
Wrapping his sword in it's cloth, he slung it over his back and turned around. "Come on! We're heading to the Land Of Bishamon. There, we'll head to the hideout.", "Bishamon ehh? Been quite a while." The large man followed. His body reflected the light. The more he was exposed to the moon's rays, the more one would be amazed. His body was raw muscle. So refined that they resembled literal bars of gold.
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Five Samurai: Gastro - The Unkillable
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