Shinimaru fell to the ground, blood flowing from every possible hole in his body- holy F**K that sounded bad! Shinimaru struggled to stand back up, the pain seeming to hinder him. Shinji laughed gutturally, turning around. Shinimaru saw this and began straining himself harder to stand up. The man outstretched his hands, fingers stretched apart.
BANG!
Another gunshot rang in the air, and Shinimaru fell again. Shinji walked further forward, snapping his fingers. A slash sliced across Shinimaru's chest.
- But this time, he didn't move.
Shinji looked surprised and began pressing harder- Shinimaru's body going red with blood from the slashes- but he kept walking forward. He kept walking forward until he was right in front of Shinji. Shinimaru exhaled a breath of green smoke, raising his flaming hand above Shinji's head.
Shinji laughed. "RED: 02!" A beam of red energy appeared from the sky, painting it red as it struck down to smite Shinimaru. Shinimaru staggered, before falling-
SKSH
Shinimaru's foot slammed into the ground, stopping him from falling. Shinimaru looks up- and he was smiling. "Gotcha." Shinimaru's feet burst into flame, launching him into the air- and as he ascends above the colosseum, he seems to break through something. I hear Shinimaru yell. "I figured out that little trick of yours!" Shinji recoils, completely surprised. "When you sent that strike down, the clouds didn't part. If it had come from the sky, it would've caused at LEAST a little disturbance. My theory was proven when I broke through whatever that was back there." Shinimaru looked almost sinister as he looked down mockingly. "You can't use your ability on me if I'm not in that dome- can you?"
Shinji screams in anger, as he seems to try to expand his dome. Above him, a ball of flame was amassing in Shinimaru's hand- this time the clouds parting for real. I could feel the heat from here. Soon, a ball twice the size of Shinimaru's body was floating above his head. Shinji screamed. "DAMMIT!!" Shinimaru threw the ball down. "Disappear."
An explosion of green flame explodes outward in all directions- turning the sandstone surface of the colosseum floor into glass and then melting it. The crowd cheered deafeningly as Shinimaru landed wobbly on the ground. A group of paramedics put him on a stretcher and carried him out of the arena.
The booming voice wasted no time before calling the next contestants. "Our next contestants are...Okoramo Kubihige, and Yuji Kakumei!!" A guard opened our cell door, and dragged me out. I was taken to a sandy room as I waited for the doors in front of me to open-
"Sup?"
It was the creature. I dab him up.
"Sup?"
The doors open, and I step, out, the blinding sun taking up my vision. I began to walk out, and the crowd roared in anticipation. A few hundred yards ahead of me was a slim-fit, man with wild black hair. On his hands, he wore workout bandages, and his purple eyes seemed to glow. We met in the middle, and the voice began the countdown.
"3...2...2...2....."
The man looked to me, a crazy smile on his face. "I sense a strong soul within you. I am Yuji." I couldn't help but smile. "I'm Okoramo."
"...1!"
We both charge forward at blinding speeds. As our fists collided, a shockwave spelled outward from us. I jump back, forming my sword in my hand-
The man was right in front of me- and he was laughing. I jump back again, but he appeared to my left, and kicked me to the side- with his leg of purple flame. I go flying in the other direction and I catch myself with my wings. He was fast.
I see the man approach me again, still laughing. "What's wrong?" He flexes his fists. "Come. I'll teach you the way of the soul!" I fly forward at full speed, dodging a fist, before nailing him with a left hook- and it was like I hit a brick wall.
He moved forward, my fist still on his forehead, before slamming me backward. "You could be so much stronger..." He deactivates his Tamajutsu as he walks toward me. He outstretches his arms. "Come. Strike me as hard as you can." I follow his orders, and punch him as hard as I can- and my hand feels like its on fire. He frowns.
"More!"
I swing again. Dammit! Why couldn't I hit him?!
"MORE."
Again again again...DAMMIT!!
"MORE!!"
I feel something inside of me- something like a flame.
He's grinning now.
"STRONGER!! FASTER!! YOU CAN FEEL IT CAN'T YOU?! COME NOW, BROTHER!! AWAKEN YOUR SOUL!!"
My hand begins to glow in white flame- and I see it's color fluctuate It changes and changes before it bursts forth in a glowing mass of purple flame.
"HUAAAAH!!!"
My fist strikes Yuji and sends him flying backward. I look to my hand, now engulfed in purple Tamajutsu. Everything becomes clearer, all of my muscles seem to strengthen at once- and I feel better than I ever have in my life. I grin, purple flames licking at the edges of my mouth.
"HUAHAHAHA!!" I hear Yuji laughing in the distance as he sprints forward. "SHOW ME THE TRUE POWER OF YOUR SOUL!!" I cock my fist back as he approaches- and as I release, power like none before shakes the arena- shattering the glass below us. I launch upward, and I am soon followed by Yuji who seemed to have jumped this whole distance. I outstretch my hands engulfed in flame- before sending out a shockwave of calamity energy as my Discord activates, my Tamajutsu now black.
Yuji Recoils. "B-BLACK!?!" I charge forward, slicing my sword, only for it to be blocked and parried. Yuji uses this advantage to slam my stomach with his fist. I cough out blood. "What ya' mean 'black'?" Yuji sends forth a flurry of blows faster than my eyes could see. I activate my future sight, dodging through the fists- catching one in my hand before slamming Yuji down to the ground.
He lands on a shard of glass, using it to launch himself upwards- fist outstretched. I try to use future sight, but it's In vain. I'm too slow. He slams my jaw with his fist, sending me flying upwards. "Tamajutsu has different levels." He says. "It goes white, the weakest, yellow, orange, purple, blue, red, and the highest, black." I flap my wings, appearing to his left, slashing him. I appear at his right, slashing him. Left, right, left, right, left...
The wind begins to twirl and shift around me as my insane speed whips up a tornado. I appear above him, before slamming him down with a calamity Tamajutsu greatsword. As Yuji falls, he disappears in the tornado before reappearing to my left-knocking me out of the sky. I catch myself right before sending myself back up. "This black isn't from Tamajustsu." I say. "It's from my Twitch." Yuji looks relieved and sighs. "Let's finish this, shall we?" I grin as the air around me parts as light itself begins to move out of my way. I appear faster than even I could process in front of Yuji- before slamming my fist into Yuji.
BOOM
The sound of my movements created blast-like noises as I slammed into Yuji faster than anyone could see.
Yuji smiles as he outstretches his hands- and his flame turns blue. The flames immolate and fluctuate as he cocks both of his arms back, fists clenched, before releasing them- and pain like never before resonates within my body. Rings of energy expel outwards from his fists as I fly upwards. Yuji's laugh sends a wave of wind through the air.
"I HAVE UNDERESTIMATED YOU! COME, LET US EXCHANGE BLOWS!! THE TRUE WAY OF MEN!!"