Tyler took a stance, one foot before the other and fists forward. He prepared to make the first move but Jex beat him to it, completely catching him off guard. He suddenly appeared before him. His fist snaking towards his face at an incredible force.
Tyler's eyes widened but he still managed to respond. He twisted to the side, sidestepping the punch. Jex's fist hit air which exploded lightly with a bang. Slight gusts of wind hit Tyler's face indicating just what kind of strength Jex had.
That would have been dangerous, was the only thought that came to Tyler's mind.
Tyler retaliated. He threw a fist aiming for Jex's chest but the latter managed to block with a palm. Jex smirked and made a grabbing motion. He expected to catch Tyler's fist but instead he caught nothing but air, Tyler had managed to retreat 10 paces backwards.
"You have fast reflexes" Jex casually remarked. Before charging at him. He threw out his fist once more.
Knowing the strength behind Jex's punches, Tyler threw out a Force infused punch.
Their fists met and collided in the air.
A loud banging sound rang out as a small shockwave was sent out. They both stepped away from each other.
Tyler's arm trembled slightly. What was with this guy's strength? Tyler had used a small amount of Force to counter Jex but to think he would still receive such a backlash. It seemed it was time to get serious once more. Tyler narrowed his eyes as he extended his senses. Enveloping everything within a 50 meter radius. He could perceive everything around him with an ultra-clear perspective.
Jex, on the other hand, smiled he had finally managed to find someone he could fight on equal footing. His heart pounded with excitement and his Qi was released from his dantian. It cycled throughout his body. He wanted to see just how far they could go in this fight.
Tyler's guard was raised even higher when he felt Jex's Qi. It was on the same level as his, probably even higher. Tyler suddenly took a deep breath and calmed his mind. He still had a lot of things at his disposal. Combat, Technique, reaction and reflexes. He was going to use them to their fullest extent.
Jex moved, vanishing from his spot before appearing before Tyler once more and throwing out a roundhouse kick. If anyone was watching from a distance they would have thought that Jex had actually teleported from his spot but the truth of the matter was that he had travelled using a technique specialized for enhancing movement.
A skill called Flash step that even a novice martial artist could master.
Tyler wouldn't even be able to follow his movement had it not been for his extended senses. He managed to evade, using his light body to jump into the air causing the kick to sweep under his body. Jex who had never expected such a move was slightly dazed.
As Tyler descended he raised his leg and spun slightly. Yes this was the same kick he had seen Rochelle use back when they were stopped by Allen and his friends a few weeks ago. His spinning heel slapped against Jex's jaw with a force that knocked him backward.
Tyler landed on the ground, he didn't wait for Jex to stabilize himself and like an arrow, his body shot forward. He managed to land a knee in Jex's gut. He heard him grunt and just when he was about to retract his leg, Jex suddenly gripped. His fingers digging into Tyler's thigh with a grip that made Allen's monstrous grip seem like child's play.
Tyler, realizing that he couldn't move, prepared something else but he suddenly found himself lifted into the air before his back was slammed into the ground hard.
The ground shook slightly and small spider-web cracks formed under his body.
*Cough*
Tyler coughed up saliva. The force of the impact knocking the wind out of him. Jex then used the chance to slam his fist into Tyler's stomach. His internals were instantly shaken up and this time, he coughed up spittle and blood. The punch felt worse than being hit by a baseball bat. His limbs temporarily lost their strength.
Jex raised his fists. He intertwined his fingers and prepared to hammer punch him.
Tyler saw the fists descending. He hadn't regained strength in his limbs and his internals still hadn't settled down from the fist blow.
If Jex's hammer punch landed then this fight would definitely be over. Tyler couldn't allow that, he needed the information more than anything at the moment and even if he could still get it as Jex's disciple brother, the mere thought of losing just didn't sit too well with him. His pride couldn't let him lose.
Tyler gathered his Force and opened his mouth wide. Something akin to a roar left his lips together with a large tide of Force that sent Jex flying backwards and into the wall beside the rooftop top. His body leaving an imprint inside it.
Jex fell to his knees while Tyler raised his upper body despite the pain he felt. He slowly rose to his feet however he didn't immediately move. He was buying time for his Force to settle his internal organs down.
Meanwhile Jex wiped the blood that leaked from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. Tyler's roar had caused Jex some internal injuries but give his biological healing factor, they settled down within seconds but at the cost of his energy.
'I would have thought he'd be unable to do anything in his position' Jex thought to himself.
"Are you trying to kill me or something?" Tyler whined from his position causing Jex to laugh lightly.
"What? Are you so weak that you couldn't have withstood that?" Jex retorted
"Oh I'm weak huh. Well at least I wasn't the one sent flying" Tyler shot back with a smile
"Yeah well…" Jex stood up too now. "…why don't we continue then?"
"You read my mind" Tyler replied.
They both rushed out from their position before meeting at the center. Where Tyler's fist was blocked by Jex's forearm. Jex threw out two punches that were thwarted away by Tyler.
Tyler threw out a kick only to be blocked by Jex's shin. They were both grinning wildly as they continued to trade punches and kicks in this manner. Tyler's berserker trait was blossoming while Jex's hunger for battle only grew.
Knees collided, elbows smashed skin, fist slammed into faces
Tyler threw out a punch towards Jex's chest. The latter smirked before bring his arm down to block only for Tyler's fist to divert at the last second before soaring upwards and knocking into Jex's chin. His head was knocked back and Tyler used that opportunity to empower his leg muscles with Force before kicking out once more.
Tyler's kick knocked into Jex's chest before sending him flying. This time he smashed into the air conditioning unit before his body disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Tyler's vision was blocked and although his extended senses could catch on to any movements, it couldn't note minute details like colour and at his moment Tyler couldn't feel any movement from Jex. Tyler massaged his arms, they felt stiff now.
"That couldn't have killed him…right?" Tyler muttered before looking at the smoke cloud. Still no movement.
"Shit"
He ran into the smoke. He looked around for a minute before finally finding Jex's figure which was seated in a slumped manner, he wasn't moving at all which worried Tyler.
Tyler approached but when he was just a meter away, Jex shot his head upwards and looked straight at him.
"Don't come any closer!" he hurriedly said. His body shook as if it were agitated.
Tyler was startled and unlike what you might think, it wasn't Jex's outburst that startled him, rather it was his eyes.
Tyler remembered that when he first met Jex, he clearly had black eyes but at this moment his eyes were no longer black.
They had a golden glow and for some reason. Those golden eyes made his spine tingle and gave his skin goosebumps.
Those golden eyes gave Tyler a sense of ethereal danger!
…
At the same time…
On an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean waters and invisible to the human world, numerous men and women stood before a platform. All of them gave off incredible auras.
The men were all muscular and robust, they were all shirtless and simply wore a beast skin pants, they harbored a tattoo of a wolf head on either their chests, shoulders, arms and even backs. They were all tall and by human standards extremely handsome.
The women on the other hand, bore voluptuous plumb bodies, some had long hair, some had short hair all of different colors ranging from black to brown to red and even green. Their tanned brown skin made them look exotic. All these women would be considered beauties in their own right. And the beast skin skirts and tops made them even more alluring. Just like the men though, the also had wolf head tattoos.
They were all excited at this moment. And why wouldn't they be?
This was their night.
The night of the full moon.
This was their time to truly be free in their true forms.
This was the night when their adolescents would form their spirit cores, merge with their wolf spirits and finally transform for the first time.
This was the night where they would hunt beasts on their island as a pack.
Of course they'd be excited.
After all what kind of werewolf wouldn't?