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Chapter 9 - Track 9 Two Blades Cross for Two Rulers

Murdock is walking home after his meeting with Madam Plaisir, as he walked he saw a newspaper article on Unsightly Jack who's kill count has been now made Five, Murdock bought a paper & some cigarettes. He lit his cigarette (with a match), and read the paper as he read he lets out a sigh and says "Five victims that they know of-" off to the side someone said "-dumbasses." Murdock looks over his shoulder and saw Tai

Coincidentally he was also reading a newspaper, the two quickly dropped their paper & started rapidly exchanging blows & blocks; Murdock grabs Tai by the collar of his shirt and says "Let's continue this in private!" Throws Tai into an alleyway and starts the fight again the two seemed equal in many ways but Tai seems to be only redirecting Murdocks strikes, Murdock realizing this spits his cigarette into Tai's face making him briefly flinch.

This gave Murdock time to deliver a punch but was stopped short by Tai's arms Murdock smirks and delivers a half-inch punch into Tai's stomach sending him back a few steps, the shock still lingering have Murdock a chance to unleash a rather brutal offensive; Tai grabs a trashcan lid an Murdock punches it he shakes his hand from the numbness as Tai takes the initiative blocking & attacking Murdock to the corner. Despite his lanky figure his blows had more power than expected it the fight dragged out too long, Murdock doubted his defenses would hold, and his attacks can't seem to connect to Tai.

A siren could be heard approaching, the two knowing what it meant was the cops and neither seemed interested in staying around. Murdock kicks Tai off him & quickly flees up the fire escape, meanwhile Tai runs over to a fence and the two made a less than elegant escape the both thinking to themselves 'Lucky me I found Unsightly Jack. That bonus is MINE!'; they say both smirking looking rather villainous, as the police arrived a slouching man in a business suit & massive binocular looking glasses with bright pink eyes was in the crowd as everyone talked about the random street fight that broke out. Once he heard about the street fight he smiled showing his sharp teeth as he turns to returned home,