"Why are you so sturdy?" Silver complained as he escape another bite from the tortoise. "I can't get stuck here forever!!!"
During the past 5 minutes, Silver has been trying anything he could think of to kill the tortoise. Currently, Ko has been very effective in destroying some of its carapace but using Ko is very dangerous as it leaves oneself open for a fatal bite or a tail sweep from this massive tortoise.
Silver felt another attack coming from his spider sense and readied Ko. "Let's see which is harder, your head or my fist?" And as expected the tortoise extended its neck again and launched its head to Silver's direction.
Silver grinned and punched the face coming at him with all his strength.
*boom*
The head of the tortoise was flung back to the tortoise. "Is it dead?" Silver looked at the tortoise in all four and head lying on the ground waiting for it to vanish.
"It isn't vanishing and the barrier is still intact. It might be unconcious. Chance!" Silver dashed ahead full throttle with his self created flash step and then extended his fingernails in his right hand. Add to that he used Ko on it and then penetrated its skull up to his shoulder.
"Take that you oversized turtle!" The snapping tortoise and the barrier started disappearing. "Finally!"
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"Hey Slade." Grylls greeted his month long comrade. "Do you want to just talk this one out and wait for them to finish all this nonsense about the world being destroyed and all?"
"Not my concern. I'm here to collect my paycheck." Slade replied while raising his katana.
"Sigh. Why did I have to be part of this fun. Survivor Cast Wrap." Wraps started to circle around his left forearm and created a make shift shield, at the same time it created an elongated spear on his right hand. "Come to think of it, you never told us your ability?" Grylls probe.
"No need to tell a dead man walking." Slade snarky replied.
"Sigh... should have let you die with that snake bite along with Himiko's poison."
The two looked at each other for a good while waiting for any sign to start the battle. Then, a small rock from the top of a pillar suddenly broke apart and fell to the ground.
*crack*
With that as a signal, Slade dashed forward and slashed his katana. Grylls saw it coming and defended with his shield.
*swoosh*
A straight line was created on the surface of the make shift shield but it did not penetrate/slice it completely.
"Although this shield is not as sturdy as its steel counterpart, it has its perks. As long as I have strength I can repair it as many times as I want." More wraps covered the shield and the damage made by Slade vanished.
"It might delay your death a little, but the outcome will still be the same." The two continued to clash. A samurai and a spartan started their duel. Two warriors separated by eras meet that day.
Slade with his katana and hidden daggers would jump around and focus on Grylls undefended body. However Grylls, although not as fast, managed to defend himself successfully so far. Conjuring wraps and hardening them just on time for the attacks to come in.
Grylls would stab his spear in retaliation but found it hard to hit Slade. Slade would always dodge at the last minute and made a counter-attack of his own while in an unnatural posture.
Even when Grylls tried to do a sneak attack by stabbing the spear while controlling a wrap to capture Slade down below the line of sight, the latter was still able to detect his attacks coming. 'Is this his ability? Detection? But even if it is detection he shouldn't be able to respond that quick.' Grylls thought to himself as he jumped back to evade an attack.
*shick* A tear apeared at the front of his shirt as a small lump of blood came out and dyed his shirt somewhat red.
"Told you, it might delay things but the outcome has already been decided."
Grylls looked at his flesh wound and conjured a salve. He then smeared it on the wound. The wound then visibly closed.
Slade narrowed his eyes at it.
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*bang* *bang* *bang*
"Useless, useless useless."
*bang* *bang* *bang*
"Niyahahahaha. As long as I hide behind these pillars your bullet cannot do anything to me." Himiko taunted.
'Urgggg. I hate this place. Its like it is rejecting me. First we cannot fly, then the pillars are absorbing nen attacks. And now I'm faced with an enemy I can't get near too.' Complained Lara as she hides from Himiko.
"Poison perfume." Himiko bellowed purple gas in Lara's hiding spot general direction.
Seeing the purple gas again, Lara escaped from her hiding spot and shot a few times to retaliate.
*bang* *bang* *bang*
Seeing the attack comming, Himiko stopped her attack as well and hide in another pillar. "This will be the day the last of the Croft will die. You and Botobai have been continously a pain in the ass of us Trinity. Once I kill you, I'll go after him next.Then, I'll finally be the one sitting on the empty throne."
"You should stop dreaming. I don't die that easily. And you are messing with forces not even the hunter association can confidently control." Reasoned Lara.
"Don't compare us with that chaotic association of yours. Unlike the Hunter association every one of us in Trinity has a collected goal."
"I'll be damned before I see that goal from happening." Lara exited her hiding spot and started shooting again.
*bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang*
*cough* blood came out of Lara's mouth as she coughed. "This-"
"Niyahahahaha... My poison perfume spread apart. They don't just vanish out of thin air. It might take a while longer but it does its work." Himiko also exited her hiding spot as he walk slowly to Lara which currently on her knees coughing blood.
"Niyahahahahahaha." Himiko can't help but laugh while approaching at Lara who is coughing more and more blood as time pass.
"Next your head will feel heavy, then vertigo kicks in." Himiko smiled as she sees Lara dazing off. "Then, the poison spreads to your system and one by one your organ stops to function." She is now standing within arms reach of Lara and took out a poison covered knife.
"Goodbye Lara. Trinity won't miss you."
*urghhhh* Lara's Blood splattered in the ground as she coughed one last time. 'I'm going to see you soon father.' Thought Lara for the last time before darkness took over her.