Slash!
The sword sweeps through the air as Michael narrowly ducks under and rolls off to the side. He quickly reposition himself to receive another blow and a second later, Graha's sword swung at him again.]
It's been 5 minutes and Michael feels like it is an eternity. He has been dodging and blocking Graha from the start. He doesn't know how to fight a human. Michael also feels like Graha is invincible.
He feels like Graha could have ended this fight sooner. And the kid is just playing with his food. The thought send a chill down Michael's spine as he dodged another incoming strike.
"Stop running Michael!"
Graha shout while he sweeps his sword into a circular arc. Michael also dodges it this time too however, Graha has read him like a book and charge at Michael's landing position. This caught Michael off guard.
Luckily Graha's just swing is his sword, so it's not in a favorable position to slash at Michael. However, Graha still has his entire body available and kicks Michael with his left leg. The force is comparable to getting hit with the lizard water splash. It sends him flying and almost hit the edge of the arena.
"Gotcha!"
Graha walks to him slowly as if a predator stalking his prey.
"Michael, give up. You can't win! You didn't even hit me once! Your weak body can't even use a sword properly and end up using a spear. What a disgrace. If I were in your position I would already concede."
"No..."
Not giving Michael a chance to answer Garha changes Michael again. Micheal is still weak from that kick and holds up a shield. His hands are sweaty and his grip is shaky but, Michael could still block the sword.
Shink!
A metallic sound rang out as the sword meets the shield in Micahel hand. The force from Graha's great sword is enough to dent the iron shield that Michael is holding.
"Agh"
Michael's hand could not withstand the force. and got hurt pretty badly. This is why he's been evading Graha's strike. Only one mistake Michael's hand is already in a bad shape. Boniba people really have strong bodies.
"Are you still going?"
Graha keeps taunting him to surrender but, Michael still holds one. Michael despite his damaged body is still not giving up. He doesn't want to disappoint Gurara however, he still can't fight Graha head-on.
Pah!
Graha gains a sudden burst of speed and arrives in front of Michael. With his reaction speed, Michael couldn't block in time and got another kick in the stomach. His body flies off in the same manner as before.
Micahel grabs his tummy in pain while Graha slowly approaches again. The big kid grabs Micahel's head and punches Michael where he has been kicked earlier.
"AGghhh"
Michael let out a scream, this hurt more than the kick because of the damage earlier. Graha throws Michael to the side and say with a mocking voice
"I suggest you surrender Micahel, You can't win. even if there are a hundred of you. What do you think?"
"I suggest you shut up."
"Oh? you have the guts to bite back now?"
This is new to Graha. He never think that Michael could talk back to him. The amount of beating that Michael receives should make him quite submissive. While Graha is smiling, Michael is in a panic state. He might have angered Graha into attacking him more.
'Why did I say that!?'
He wants to punch himself but, Graha is already on it. Graha throws another kick at Michael sending him sliding across the floor until he hit the arena wall. Cheer pour down for Graha to beat up Michael.
Michael spit out blood. He can't take it anymore! He needs to do something!
Pah!
A piece of metal suddenly pushes forward into Graha. The kid narrowly dodges the surprise attack but not without blood running down his cheek.
"???"
Michael still can't believe what he did. He has been bullied his whole life so the fact that Graha could get hurt doesn't register with him. His spear thrust is only a desperate attempt to do something. He didn't expect it to work!
Michael is happy that he could do something however Graha did not like that one bit. He wipes off the blood on his face, his eyebrows roll into a weird position. His blood is boiling and his eyes flash red.
He just got hit by Michael. even draws blood too.
'What a disgrace'
Graha thought... without any more words he speed up and punch Michael. The weak kid can't react to Graha's speed and this time he receives the full blow of Graha's punch. The punch makes Michael almost faint.
Graha follows Michael and kicks him in the tummy.
"Howe dare you to destroy my face!"
Graha kicks Michael down repeatedly while Michael tries to defend to the best of his ability. But his body has also been beaten up. Michael doesn't have the power to even block one of Graha's blows.
----
On the side Gurara sees Micahel being beaten up and tightens his grip.
"Don't, if you help him now you know what'll happen."
"You don't have to remind me"
Belga sips his Alma wine and smirked at Gurara. The old man is trying to suppress his intense killing intent. Seeing Michael beaten up with no way to retaliate. Gurara knows that Michael is weak but, Graha is too much of a monster.
The plan that he prepared for Michael has gone out the window when the kid got hit once. The power of Graha is out of Gurara's expectation.
"Why did you do this"
"You know exactly why."
"I don't even want that position"
"It's never a bad thing to solidify your position."
"Tch.."
The continues to watch the match in silence while Michael got beaten up. As long as Michael didn't say he surrender Gurara couldn't help him. Graha knows how to torture people without dealing a lethal blow, so Michael is in for a world of pain.