"Why. Won't. You. Just. Die!" Yelled Scar aggressively as he violently kicked Beckman, who blocked with his rifle, only for a bullet to graze his ear.
"Ugh, S-Scar, I-I won't last much longer." Said Trenza softly with heavy eyes as she pointed her pistol at Beckman, her arm faintly trembling, affecting her usual perfect aim.
Hearing Trenza, with a roar, I pushed off Beckman's rifle and spun in the air, building momentum before kicking toward him, launching an incredibly powerful sharp blade of wind, knocking him into the distance. Landing on the ground, I released a breath before dashing toward Trenza, catching her in my arms when I got close before gently laying on the ground.
"How are you feeling?" Asked Scar in concern as he brushed Trenza's hair aside, gazing into her three pupilless eyes, causing her to faintly shake her head.
"T-Terrible. I'm light-headed a-and exhausted." Replied Trenza weakly as she raised Sunaipu into the air, only for her arm to finally give way, collapsing right beside her head.
I must've had terrible luck since the way her arm collapsed caused her to accidentally pull the trigger, and worst of all, the barrel was pointing right at me. Before the bullet could pierce through my head, I swiftly clamped my teeth on the speeding bullet, causing my head to snap back from the sudden force.
"P-Please be a little more careful, Trenza." Said Scar softly as he spat the bullet into the side while sweating from having been nearly killed.
"Y-Yeah…" Muttered Trenza softly, her every blink lasting longer than the previous, prompting Scar to raise his head.
Looking around, I noticed Chala and Grand had just finished their fight and were lying on the ground by the shore, prompting me to pick up Trenza as I leaped into the air, propelling myself toward them.
"Hey, Grand, take care of Trenza; she's pushed herself too much." Said Scar lightly as he gently set Trenza on top of Grand's large body, prompting him to raise his head before lifting his hand into the air, giving a thumb's up.
"O-Okay." Said Grand lightly as he glanced at Scar, who flashed a faint smirk before leaping into the air, heading back toward Beckman, intending to finish the battle.
Nearing Beckman, I narrowed my eyes and outstretched my hand, firing numerous shigans at him, yet he dodged every single one, his impeccable haki proving difficult to overcome. Clicking my tongue, I kicked the air above me, propelling me right toward him as I punched him, though once again, he blocked it with his riffle, though I was expecting that, and by slamming my hand against the air, I pushed myself to the left.
Grabbing the rifle's barrel, I pulled it closer to me and struck my fist against his cheek, causing him to spit blood, yet he quickly retaliated by stabbing the barrel into my neck, momentarily suffocating me before hitting my chin with the stock; however, before he could follow up his attack, I raised my arm, blocking his next attack while I opened my mouth, using my tongue to fire a shigan at point-blank range.
Despite catching him off guard, he managed to barely dodge, though it still left a gash along his cheek, prompting me to raise my legs as I wrapped them around his neck.
"Learned this one from Freyja." Muttered Scar with a smirk as he raised his arm before slamming his elbow into Beckman's head, creating a massive explosion of haki while uplifting all the sand around them.
'Tsk, such powerful haki.' Thought Scar with a frown as he narrowed his eyes at Beckman, who was staring right at him.
Before I could remove myself, Beckman grabbed the back of my collar and threw me into the air before kicking me into the distance, though I managed to block his attack just in time.
Stopping myself, I landed on the ground at a distance from Beckman, who walked towards me with nothing but moderate injuries, causing me to click my tongue since even though I wasn't all that injured either, I've had Trenza assisting me for most of the time.
"Alright, time to pull out all the stops. It took a while for me to learn these from Captain and even longer to combine them; hopefully, they'll make a difference." Muttered Scar softly as he slightly spread his legs while moving his arms in a matter similar to water, yet not only that, it carried grace akin to that of wind.
'Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist!' Thought Scar softly as he opened his eyes and eyed Beckman, who faintly furrowed his brows.
Beckman was only hesitant for a moment before he came speedily charging towards me, causing me to faintly smirk as I swiftly diverted his rifle while redirecting the force of his attack through my body before punching his rifle, causing powerful shockwaves to erupt throughout it, only for it deform.
"Internal destruction?" Muttered Beckman with a solemn gaze as he stared at Scar before glancing at his deformed rifle, prompting him to toss it into the distance.
I didn't respond and simply provoked him, which seemed to work as he lunged toward me again, though I noticed he was far more cautious this time. However, it didn't matter; I redirected every single one of his attacks while also using his own strength to further empower myself as I related devastating punches one after another, causing our surroundings to constantly explode from the sheer power of my attacks.
Pushing Beckman's leg to the side, I spun on my feet and kicked him with my heel, which he dodged, yet not fully as my foot grazed his nose, which was all I needed; my martial art is highly destructive, and to top it all off, it doesn't even require a direct hit, so long as I manage to touch you.
Hearing him grunt in pain, I used that chance and quickly punched him in the stomach, opting to sacrifice strength for speed, though not like it really mattered, as the force of my punch traveled throughout his entire body, causing powerful shockwaves that injured him.
Seeing him spit blood, I once again tried to take advantage of his weakness, yet, seeing a smirk adorn his face, I inwardly cursed at my lack of patience as I quickly attempted to block, yet I was too slow as a knee found its way into my chest.
Gritting my teeth through the pain, I redirected the force of the impact through my body and punched him in the face, snapping his head back, yet other than that, it seemed to hardly do anything as he raised his hands above his head before slamming them down onto my back, causing me to cough blood while crashing into the ground.
Grunting, I picked myself up and narrowly evaded the kicking coming from above before leaping into the air, only to land on the ground a few meters away, wiping whatever blood was leaking from my mouth.
Ripping my shirt off, I once again lowered my stance, using the Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist as I lunged towards Beckman, the two of us engaging in a vicious battle as we sought to defeat the other.
We happened to be so engrossed in our battle that we didn't even notice that two more days had passed by.
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Skidding across the ground, I dropped to one knee, gasping for breath while my blood dripped onto the ground, yet I wasn't given long to rest as Beckman came charging towards me, causing me to fight through the pain.
Quickly standing up, I redirected his numerous attacks, waiting for the perfect moment, and although I spotted a few gaps in his defense that I could abuse, they were merely traps.
'But I can also use that.' Thought Scar with a faint smirk as he punched Beckman, falling right into his trap.
Just as my fist was about to land against his stomach, he pivoted at the last possible second, causing me to miss while his knee once again found its spot in my chest, though this time, it was far stronger than previously. Spitting blood, I faintly smirked as I redirected the force of his attack through my body while also doing the same with all of my strength, causing it to surge directly toward my arms.
"Heh… ROKUGAN!" Stated Scar with a grin as his fists hovered parallel to Beckman's chest, only for his eyes to widen.
With an explosion of power that nearly took me off my feet, all of the accumulated power escaped from my fists and surged through the air, smashing right through Beckmans body while destroying the entire beach behind him.
Releasing a deep breath, I plopped onto the ground; the exhaustion and the accumulated injuries, which were nothing to scoff at, had finally caught up to me.
As for Beckman, he fell onto his back while motionlessly staring at the sky.
"Want a cigarette?" Asked Beckman lightly with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Scar, who faintly nodded, too exhausted to care.
"They're in my coat pocket." Added Beckman, his words causing Scar to grunt as he leaned forward, reaching into his coat pocket, only to grasp a box of cigarettes.
Reaching into his other pocket, I grabbed his lighter and quickly lit two cigarettes, though just as I was about to put one in Beckman's mouth, he suddenly sat upright, causing my face to twitch aggressively.
"Thanks… So, want to call it a draw?" Asked Beckman lightly as he released a puff of smoke while calmly glancing at Scar, who sighed before nodding.
"Yeah… I'll take that for now." Replied Scar calmly as he plopped onto his back while casually smoking.