"Come on, Glass! You got this!"
I diverted my attention from the fight to Metis, who was eating while chearing me on.
"If you're not gonna say anything useful, you could at least help, you know?"
In front of me was a man who was taller and heavier than me. I didn't know the reason why we engaged in the first place, but I couldn't talk to him at all because his english was really poor.
I crouched, dodging his right fist, but he followed with a left uppercut, making me fall back due to his strength.
"Glasgow, baby, get up or you're not getting it tonight!" she yelled while covering her smile. "I'd rather not, honestly!" I answered as I saw the man's big fist falling down on my face.
My body rolled to the side, evading his attack and getting back up on my feet quickly.
My hands moved automatically to take Axie out, but then I remembered that Metis took them away from me an hour ago. "I'm just holding them so they get my scent" she said while hugging and kissing my axes.
All I had on me was my backpack and its content. A water bottle or a cigarette wouldn't be as effective as my axes, but maybe there was something inside that could help me get the upper hand in the fight.
The man ran at me with anger in his eyes and swung his bare fist at me. I somehow managed to dodge it, but he was so strong that he created a current of air with his hand.
As he stared at the pavement, pondering about how he didn't land his hit, I ran away a few meters and started to check on my stuff while keeping an eye on him.
I quickly searched through all of my items. Water, food, a couple of socks in case the ones I was wearing got wet, etc.
My opponent recomposed and stopped thinking, charging at me again. I looked at him while nervously rummaging inside my bag, hoping to find something useful.
He tried to hit me again, and this time I dodged it with more effort than before. Then, just like before, he followed with an uppercut. Since I knew what he was about to do, I dodged his attack.
I smirked internally, mocking him in my mind for not being able to hit me. However, my relief didn't last long, because in a split second, he hit me with his calf, sending me flying.
While I was in the air, I heard a metallic sound coming from the backpack, and just as I impacted against the floor, I came up with a plan.
"Glasgowww… Do I really have to help you there?" Metis asked annoyed while finishing her food.
I flipped her off and started to get up. My entire body was shaky because of the pain I had in the ribs, caused by the kick I received before.
My body managed to stand up even with all the pain it felt. As I finished recomposing, the man looked at me and ran in my direction again.
A smile appeared on my face when he started to approach me. I bent down and took the thing that was making that metallic sound earlier: The old man's chains.
I stole them a few days ago from a creepy old man, and according to Metis, these were made by the same person who made Dom and Axie.
They shined beautifully under the sun, it was almost mesmerizing. However, I didn't have the time to admire someone's work.
With a strong pull, I got the chains out and started to wrap them around my hands. "I never thought I'd use something my ex read in a comic in real life…" I sighed as I remembered a scene of a popular comic that one of my exes loved.
The man yelled something in his language and aimed his fist at me. This time, instead of going for my face, he went for a liver punch.
I moved to my right and slid through his arm. With my left hand, I locked his arm and jabbed his face with my free hand.
He fell back a few steps, creating an opening for me. I took a step forward and started to attack his face with both fists.
CLANK CLANK
The chains clacked as they impacted against his face. Their shine disappeared under the stains of blood that he was leaving on them.
After a few punches, he managed to get his strength back and used it to cover his head.
Once I realized that my attacks weren't getting through, I change my aim towards his lower body.
Repeatedly, my chains encountered his ribs and liver, changing his skin color from pale white to a reddish tone.
The weight of the chains wore me down quickly, but after seeing that he was getting off balance, I decided to push my limits.
My left arm held his back and pulled him closer, allowing me to punch his lower body more easily.
At that moment, he tried to take a step back to create a gap between us. But just as he lifted his leg, I sweeped his support leg, causing him to lose all of his balance.
THUD
The man's body fell abruptly to the pavement, and in the blink of an eye, I jumped on top of him, attacking all of his vulnerable points.
He tried to bring his arms up to take me off of him, but after I started hitting him, he lost all the strength he had to do so.
I brought the chains down to his face several times until I heard his breathing becoming harsher. The panting noises under me led me to the conclusion that he was also at his limit, so with two final blows (One in his face and one in his ribs), I secured my victory.
CRACK
As my fists came in contact with his body, the sound of a breaking bone emerged from beneath me. The sound was followed by the man screaming something in his native language, and after that, he brought his right arm up.
I tried to prevent his attack, but my body was too tired to even flinch.
In the blink of an eye, a sudden outburst appeared from my chest, and a few milliseconds later, I was unable to breathe properly.
The power of his punch sent me flying a couple meters away from him, and while I was trying to recover my air, he started to get up. "What a fucking beast" I thought after coughing.
With a lot of effort, I unwrapped the chains from my left arm and got up. There, I got reminded of my ex once again.
I'm not saying that in a melancholic or nostalgic way, I'm talking about something that I watched while I was still dating her.
One day, back when I was 16, I watched her favorite anime with her. I'm gonna be real, it was really good, but it was a bit bizarre.
Anyways, in one of the seasons, the main character's weapon is a literal thread.
What am I trying to say? I'm going to imitate that character's fighting style, but instead of a thread, I'm gonna be using these chains.
I took a deep breath (as deep as I could, because the earlier attack made breathing hard) and then tried to replicate the stance. I put the chains in front of me, letting them hang on my arm while waiting for him to come at me.
The man finally got up and cleaned the blood off of his face. Then, with a guttural shout, he charged at me.
I expected a punch from the right (just like all the times before), so I carefully guarded my left side, awaiting his attack.
He raised his arm, but this time it wasn't the right arm the first one that he used, so he caught me off guard.
Instead of moving away, I waited for his arm to get close, and once it was, I continued with my plan.
I unraveled the chain off my arm even more and with a rapid kick, I brought its end to my arm. Then, I wrapped my weapon around his arm and pulled him down, making the next step of my plan possible.
I gathered all my strength left and while avoiding his free arm, I jumped on his back, causing his left arm to be pulled backwards too. I quickly unraveled the rest of the chain and wrapped it around his neck, choking him until he nearly passed out.
"Woo! Way to go Glass!" Metis yelled while watching from her spot. "You look so hot like that baby, keep choking him!" she added.
I didn't want to please her, so I released the man and let myself fall back to the pavement. He coughed as he felt the air circulating in his system again. "Fucking pretty boy" he said with a heavy accent.
"Now you're speaking english?" I asked him while laughing tiredly. He turned around to look at me and answered "I always speak english. I just insult in my language."
With a big effort, I raised my head to talk to him. "I see… So if you speak english then you can tell me why you attacked me before, right?" I said to him.
"That's easy, my friend. You have pretty girl with you. I want pretty girl too, so I beat you and take her with me." he responded with that heavy accent of his.
I looked at him weirdly. What is this? An 80s cartoon?
I looked at Metis waving at me with a predatory smile and got grossed out. I then redirected my eyes at my big "friend" and talked to him. "What's your name, little man?" I said while painting, still exhausted from our fight.
"Not little man, I am big, strong man" he answered before getting up and starting to pose and flex his muscles. "My name is Borys, and you are the real 'little man' " he then added.
I got up with effort, patting his back and telling him "You know what? If you want her that much then you can have her" I told him as my hand pointed at Metis.
She looked at my hand and waved excitedly at me. I tried to convince him to take her with him by saying "See? She wants you!" with a big smile.
Borys' eyes opened widely and then he asked "Really?!". I smiled and nodded at his question and he hugged me tightly, breaking all of my bones.
"Thank you, little man!" he cried out before walking up to Metis. I followed closely behind, hoping to watch her getting away from me.
She was sitting in a tree trunk, smiling at me while holding my travelling companions. "Hi baby, how was the fight? Who won?" she asked enthusiastically.
I rushed to take her axes away from her, avoiding her question and trying to fool her. "Hmm… I like your smell on my axes…" I claimed while sniffing on Axie and Dom.
"Aww, thank you, baby!" Metis cooed before being lifted up in the air by Borys.
I watched with a big smile as she was being dragged away by Borys' big arms. "I almost forgot, 'babe'. He won the fight, so he gets the prize: You". I told her while waving my hand at her.
Metis squirmed and complained under Borys' grasp, but both of us remained unfazed. Before walking away, the man turned around and threw something in a little bag at me.
"I owe you, my friend. Consider this payment for now" he laughed before walking away with the woman in his arms.
After waving him goodbye, I opened the thing that he threw at me, smiling in satisfaction as I saw the content.
Want me to be honest? I think it was a fair trade. I gave him an annoying woman, and he gave me a full pack of cigarettes.