Ark 16 Episode 11: Iron Heart

Iron Heart Taiga
llLamboll: Taiga slept in pretty much since last nights match against Razor, after that fight he went home and worked out for hours increasing his pain thresh hold since he was an extremely durable person with his insane stamina. “Eh… I need more skills, despite my durable body and will I have nothing to back it up with yet but doesn’t matter whoever I’m fighting is gunnah lose!” Jigoku Taiga wasn’t liked for his fighting skills it was his resolve that sent chills down the spines of the men weaker than him who couldn’t do anything against the strong. Most of his opponents that did beat him down were overwhelmed by his resolve to keep fighting and this usu

ally scared them giving Taiga the upper hand in the cage. He walked into the old post office building having his steel trench knives inside the pocket patches of his black leather shorts that gave a little shine. He only used these knives when needed, Taiga wasn’t to fond of cutting people really, walking into the building James greeted him opening the door telling Taiga good luck. The young 5”7 Japanese boy took the elevator up to the second floor where the cage was, the white light emerged from the room illuminating a charismatic presence, Jigoku Taiga walked with in with his eyes filled with flames as they roared his name like a group of dragons. “HAHAH, YEAH !” his energy was amped and he was ready to fight his opponent, Taiga walked up the stairs to the cage wearing a black shirt and red leather gloves made of special fabric, the beads at the top of the red gloves were to channel chi energy but Taiga knew nothing of this yet. He was still pretty normal; “So ref where’s he at ? it’s been at least 5 minutes now, the guys are getting tired.” Ryoji:(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRAsW53hLGc&list=PL4A890A3D3AD42D9B&index=7 ) Leon, with his now dark and raven black hair, traversed the streets of the District he was in. Each step he took a slow one, but a soft patter came from his flip flops, as he made his way through the town in the early day light. The sun hasn’t quite hit it’s highest peak, and the number of people out and about today is lower than usual. Needless to say, Leon kept his blank expression, holstering his left arm on the handle of his Katana, and heading for what Connor told him would be “A thrill”. Conor told leon, if he was so tough, to test his skills in the ring, more so than just solo training. Leon never really cared much for confrontation unless there were never any form or sort of alternatives. “Hmm.” Leon uttered as he’d pass by an old man who looked down on his luck. Roughed up jacket and little clothing. A homeless man none the less. Leon stopped, and his green eyes jetted back to the man. It wasn’t long before leon pulled out a 100 dollar bill and slipped it in his cup. With his raspy voice, he claped his hands together and said. “T-Thank you kind sir!” Leon replied not, but simply nodded. His black loose leaf shirt, fluttering in the breeze a tid bit, his modern hakama style pants, with white ruffles on the edges. He’d make his way down to an old post office style area, his steps keeping the same pace they had ben this entire rtime. As leon stepped into the place, he’d nod to the greater, and stepped into the elevator. He didn’t know where he was outright going, but he didn’t much care. He just wanted to see what was up. Walking in he blended into the crowd, and moved through it silently, as he thought he was anyway. As the other kid stepped into the ring and asked who his opponent was. The announcer woud scratch his head. “Ahh…I don’t quite know. Kinda thought the guy would be here by now..ah!” he’d spot leon in a crowd and point him out. “HE’S YOUR NEXT OPPONENT!” the crowed roared and boo’d at the same time. They were just happy to see and get some violence into their daily routines. The mushed and pushed leon all across the room and floor until he finally came up to the stage. Leon took it, he rarely showed aggression, and usually kept his cool demeanor no matter the situation. Shrrugging it off and dusting his shoulder off, he’d step onto the stage, and into the cage looking at the announcer and the supposed opponent. “This young man is your opponent for the night! Will he fall victim to Taiga’s fist of fury!??!” the crowed roared as Leon flexed his body silently before speaking. “Excuse me, but do you have any weaponry of the sort? I can fight you barehanded if you wish, that I can, but you’ll find my swordsman ship a more challenging battle if you’ll fight me as such.” If his opponent did have weapons to use, leon would nod. The announcer would contine. “IIIIIIIIIIT’S A WEAPONS MATCH FOLKS! BE PREPARED FOR SOME REEEEEEEEEEEEEEAL JUICY SHIT TODAY!! Boys I want a clean fight. Scars are fine but no killing. Begin.” As the announcer left the ring leon would draw his sword with a loud “SHING!” the blade’s song would echo for a minute, before Leon began swinging it around in every which direction, slashing and slicing the air infront of him for demonstration, but his swings were more like a ritual or a sacred dance of sorts, he preformed with his blade. The swings came one after another (http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/2433401/devil-may-cry-4-vergil-o.gif ) until Leon would swipe his sword one more time, before sheating the blade completely, turning the right side of his body twoards his opponent, and hoding his blade on his hip with his left hand. His right hand hovering over the handle of the blade, as he eyed his opponent, prepared to prove to his brother he was no slouch in any form of combat. (Leon’s stance http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140728052715/yakuza-mob-roleplay/images/7/74/RK-Batto-JutsuStance-RS-RT-C.gif )

llLamboll: “…….What in the hell..? a modern day samurai?...” Taiga was slightly shocked by the swift speed of the sword, deep down he already knew the enemy was a lot faster. All Taiga had was speed and timing really. Even with that Jigoku Taiga radiated confidence of a king, he had no aura but the atmosphere around him was heavy, it was like seeing into a wild beast still held in its cage not reaching its potential yet. His attractive red irises slid up and under behind the skin of his eyelids, the blood inside his body began to inflame from excitement. This was the type of guy Jigoku Taiga was looking for, he didn’t care to know his name at the minute depending on how this fight was going to go but he stared a hole through Leon piercing his eyes into him saying “..Jigoku Taiga, don’t forget my name!” This only gave off a more chilling presence from him. Taiga was the type of guy to bring out emotions and the best in any opponent even people stronger than him, he didn’t like leon though. Leon expressed no emotion it was like looking into a human without much soul, Taiga began to grin digging into his shorts pockets digging out both of his steel trench knives to combat with his katana. Taiga knew the katana wasn’t made for bashing against things which is why he didn’t understand the point of his opponent using it for it’s true art was meant for the beauty of killing. The trench knives had a lot of power to them though, some of the same materials in a claymore along with a long sword infused into what making the trench knives very powerful compared to other things. He slid the steel of the loop holes of the knives past his fingers wearing it like brass knuckles having the blades under the side of his fist. As much as he was a hot head he wasn’t stupid enough to over look something. He felt Leon was trying to test him in some way to see if he was someone valid enough to go all out on by using a quick draw. Taiga charged in but with a slow speed reaching the opponents range twisting his frame to the direction of the blade incased it was unsheathed with unbelievable speed Taiga had enough time to block it shifting to the left hand for striking support. If the blade was unsheathed but for now he was just taking measures of what his opponent might do.

Ryoji: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_YKqbAaeE&feature=youtube_gdata_player ) Leon would watch his opponent carefully..his eyes studying his opponent like an open book, as he inched his way closer. As he did leon’s hand remained hovered over his sword, not a hint of nervousness came form his position what so ever. As he began to move towards leon and twist his upper body, leon’s emerald green eyes glimmered ,a s he’d draw his sword, pulling from the power of the sheath his own peaked strength, as the male moved, leon would take a quick step forward himself, parallel to his opponents position, but keeping his right side to him. Leon would throw a mannor of 4 slashes from the battojutsu position, each slash horizontal in it’s silvery shing, all aimed at the opponents ascending upper body. The first slash aimed at the waist line, the second at the rib line, the third at the shoulder, and the foruth at the neck line. The trick to these attacks was that leon’s sword was a REVERSE blade, meaning the frontal edge of the blade was dull. If any of these attcks hit, it would be a dull batton sort of effect, but theres antoehr aspect to be watchful for. If any of these hits connected with their intended areas, bone breakage would be a direct result. this is because of leon’s monsterous strength. Leon’s peak human strength allows him to completely use every muscle in his body, while under normal conditions most humans use only 30 percent. Even chimps can be 4 times stronger than the average human because they can use every muscle in the body. This is because their body structure allows them to do so. Users are capable of lifting many times ones own body weight, which entails to doing the following actions: punching an enemy through a brick wall, breaking/bending steel cuffs or chains, bench-pressing above a 500kg/1000ibs level, and leg-pressing around 1130kg/2500ibs. Also, striking down doors with a single punch or kick, knocking out people with one offensive impact etc. It may be said that the user has the strength of 10 average men. That being said if the waist attempt connected, his pelvis would suffer a fracture making proper punching and hip mobility an issue. If the rib attempt connected, he would suffer 3 cracked ribs via kinentic force alone, and a large red whelp across his side, severe pain being the result. If the one at the shoulder connected, the shoulder joint would be severly rocked, almost dislocation itself on impact. Even if it didn’t, this blow was strong enough to soften the shoulder muscle up just right, so much further damage to it would be deadly. And if the strike to the neck connected, more so the front of the neck to be specific, not only would the opponent suffer temporary chocking and a lack of speech, topped with sever neck circumference pain, but the opponent would be sent flying backwards across the ring from the sheer momentum force behind leon’s swing! This would be leon’s fastest swing thrown out of the four, even the other ones were thrown with insane speed as well. The sheer strength of this, caused the speed of the four swings to almost appear as 2 swings instead. If his opponent was quick enough he’d catch the fourth and last attempt to save himself, but the other attempts were just as deadly. Surprisingly however, these swings only took a total of a quarter of a second. Leon used the other 75th’s of the second to spin his body in a 360, and sheathe his sword just as quick as he drew it, still having an entire half second to spare in his quick draw movement. If all of these slashes connected at once the amount of damage would arguably incapacitate him completely, but anything is possible. Regardless after each slash, leon’s sword would retract back into the sheath as was the battojutsu way not to leave the sword or the users arms out unless it was purposeful. That being said, blocking or gripping the sword would be a difficult task on it’s own.

llLamboll: (Phew..so this is what the district holds when it comes to special fighters, haha I’m excited) Taiga said to himself grinning showing the pulsation of his energy exciting, he still didn’t know how to control his physical chi and he didn’t even know about it but this was just a hint of it. As surprising as the speed was, Jigoku Taiga was already prepped to block the first slash of the blade. What he thought was only speed packed monstrous power, he’d look up at Leon with his eyes widening “Gheh” He made a small grunt from the impact of the sword though it was going to take more power to actually weaken Taiga’s muscles and bone structure seeing has he naturally had peak human durability which made his bones nearly impossible to break and made his muscles a lot stronger, he could even fall from buildings and still live. Since he didn’t have great accuracy he couldn’t tell what type of material the sword had but as the first strike the sword roared at him pushed him back some. Taiga was good on cutting some of its power down just a bit but not a lot seeing there was a complete physical disadvantage on his side. And with the sword attacking his rib cage being so closely connected he was able to block that as well but the strength sent him backing up but he would play on the strength seeing as he wasn’t going to be fast enough for whatever was following up. The momentum of the strike to his rib cage was blocked with one arm using his trench knife. It caused his arm some pain but having a thresh hold for pain was Taiga’s specialty, he used the momentum of Leon’s force to allow him self to go flying while the sword still grazed his shoulder feeling an immense pressure from it. He landed on the white surface of the ground sliding across the ground falling, he stayed down for 10 seconds making Leon believe it was over but he slowly got up feeling pain but laughed a little showing his resolve to win. Jigoku Taiga was by far not the most skilled fighter all he had was instincts, peak durability and stamina to keep going like a dragon. He wouldn’t know how Leon would be set back by this a little but knowing him now he never showed emotion. Taiga looked up standing telling Leon “…You won’t beat me!” To be honest Leon’s strength and speed was terrifying but Taiga wasn’t going to back down, he also had something else that was special CONFIDENCE. Everyone in the crowd began to chant Taiga’s name telling him to going at it and give it his all, Jigoku came to a conclusion that someone with agility and accuracy would be a dangerous opponent to Leon but he didn’t possess that power yet. He began to hop up and down on the pivots of the toes which were trapped beneath the retro jordans, he began to shadow box a bit getting ready to use some toushen style techniques seeing normal things wouldn’t work. Though he was slow he would use this to his advantage the best he could but leon would sadly be mistaken if someone with so much stamina could be defeated so easily. With his left arm he bent the elbow joint mostly exposing the forearm and the back of his fist reaching over with front of his right forearm sliding it off his wrist. Showing the intensity of his resolve. The knuckles of his right fist remain closely with a small gap to the left wrist as he bent his knees a bit keeping the right forward some more. He closed in the gap quickly with his guard up to and would be reacting quickly enough before he could quick draw once again cutting off the potential starting power of the sword. Leon was going to need to move out of the way if he wanted to draw his sword out completely but if he still had time to do so Jigoku Taiga was already in the process of his attack with the trench knife of his left fist. He slid the right foot outward greatly to the right gaining a nice 3 meter distance away from Leon, some what nearly vanishing along with his presence. If Leon’s accuracy to see things wasn’t good he was going to have a hard time keeping up with Taiga moving in his blind spot by lowering his body greatly only to follow up with a delayed fist aim to the lower center line of his body which would be the bottom half of the stomach. The punch had enough strength to stun him and make him crumble from pain.

Ryoji: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdiqBF9DfBU ) Leon would give nod to his opponent’s resilient nature. Taking the hits he did, and not being incapacitated was definitely a feat in it’s own considering leon’s own muscular structure. It was impressive…Leon would watch as he used the momentum from one of his blows to distance himself from leon and take advantage of space. He taunted a bit, and smirked, which only made leon hold his battojutsu stance strong and ready. As the boy came in, he jetted his right foot out in an attempt to take Leon by his blind spot, which would’ve been impressive if leon didn’t have peak human reflexes. The user's reflexes are at the peak of Human Potential and Perfection; this means that their reactions are superior to those of normal humans and are near-superhuman. They can catch a fired arrow in midair, dodge offensive attacks, and perform amazing physically defensive feats; They could even evade strikes from beings with super speed, and dodge multiple gunfire with ease. His eyes might not have followed the entire motion, but since leon’s own stance as naturally low he would naturally catch full on eye contact. as his opponent launched his fist towards leon’s abdomen/bottom of his stomach, leon’s body almost appeared like a liquid for a second, as his fluent movement, caused him him to strife his own body to the right, just a few inches enough to move his body out of the way of the incoming abdomen punch. However before the punch even reached the peak of it’s extension, leon would stomp his foot in position, a loud thud being heard, simultaneously, leon’s arm would shoot out like a lightning bolt! The sheer speed of the draw thanks to the battojutsu, would cause a literal line of light to be seen as leon drew his blade! After shifting his body he’d draw his sword, but instead of a horizontal swing, leon hand angled his body slightly lower and leaned inward, this in turn angled the sword on his up more so upwards than down wards like it would be if he was standing straight up. As such when he launched this slash from a descending to an ascending angle, the blunt of the blade would aimed right at the base of his punching arm, specifically the lower middle of the bicep and thanks to leon’s strength, would also connect with the base of his opponents chin. The blade pushing the punching arm upwards and slightly out of it’s socket dislocating it and causing his shoulder to be parallel with his eye socket. Combo’d with this, if it connected fully, the chin hit (these are both within area of effect) would clench his jaw much harder than usual, forcing his mouth shut if it was open, and sending a terrible stinging sensation in his entire cranium! It would also rattle his brain not fatally, but just enough to cause his back numbness and a disorienting ringing in his ear. However it didn’t stop there, as the power of this one well timed slash was so great, that his if it connected, his opponent’s body would be sent hurling into the air 15 feet high, as leon’s slash extended fully in an upwards ark! (how the motion actually looked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwlpnxUZsdA&feature=youtu.be&t=52s ) the opponents body would descend in an ark like fashion putting him on the other side of the ring, weather he landed successfully or not was up to him. Leon knew his opponent was a tough cookie, and that the blow might not fully break anything, but the kinetic force behind leon’s strength still plays a scientific part. Even if his body was tough, the natural tissue and cartilage In his arm would tear, as that is one thing you can’t physically train, sending sharp nerve pains in his shoulder in addition to the dislocation. Even if he didn’t per say get a dislocation, this hit had so much power if it did connect, the soft tissue in his shoulder would suffer heavily, and too much movement with it could permanently remove the cartilage from his shoulder joint altogether. If this hit didn’t connect, even though it was thrown during an opponent’s motion, the speed of leon’s quick draw, would only make him shuffle backwards by 3 feet clearing his opponents reach, and taking his battojutsu stance once again playing it patiently, not trying to rush things but see where his opponents head was at.

llLamboll: “EH WHAT?!” Taiga was completely surprised his had missed with his sable hair parting from the center of his fore head both his eyes widen in great surprise. Missing the target completely due to his incredible reflexes, and at the same token of moving aside from Jigoku Taiga’s fist of Lighting wind was knocked away and almost having dislocation but due to the reinforcement of the bones he would be fine, the only problem would be the muscles tissues now. Sending a stinging pain into the nervous system nearly shutting the arm off, before he could fully react to the sting in his arm Taiga was already caught in the base of his chin with the ascending sword knocking him into the air. Within moments hovering in the air for 5 seconds he thought to himself (What the hell…this guy looks about the same age as me, why am I so weak. Im Jigoku Taiga !) thinking to himself he’d hit the ground since he wasn’t really graceful at all, the pain in his arm was to great to keep moving and doing anything further with it could be pretty damaging. There was no reason to keep fighting with it if their lives or anyone elses wasn’t on the line. The moment he hit the white surface of a the ring on his face not moving, being still like a dead body everyone looked at Taiga with faces of silence and eyes of despair. He felt pretty done in already but with so much stamina and durability he couldn’t understand why he didn’t want to give up. Under his breath, she spoke quietly, Leon should’ve been able to hear his words. “…I won’t stop, you won’t beat me” He say this lifting himself up barely with his right arm. He wanted to give up but had to much pride to lay down and sulk in pain on why he was strong enough to keep up with Leon. He couldn’t complain much since this was something he wanted. The pulsation in Jigoku’s eyes were dim but grew more vibrantly as he stood on both his feet holding the left shoulder of the arm. Everyone in the crowed looked at Taiga as if he weren’t human. The fire building up in his solar plexus and inflamed the fire behind the red irises analyzing the speed of and power of his opponent. He also came to see the opponents blade was only dull and incapable of cutting human flesh. (To win this I’ll have to use his force, and speed against him but after seeing that agility this guy just is not human) Taiga was getting ready to demonstrate his skills in wing chun that allowed him a slight boost in speed and awareness of protecting himself but with a messed up arm he wouldn’t be able to fully utilize the small strength behind it. He was also going to need the Toushen style as well, but deep down this was really a battle behind who could time better than the other. That’s what samurais all boiled down too, timing and speed. Creating moments to react faster than his opponent taking a chance, Taiga rushed forward towards Leon trying something new. He anticipated for him to with draw the sword with force and speed again. As he ran towards him slipping into his blind spot once more. Taiga the twisted his body quickly rolling off his pivot beside Leon looking forward side by side to him with 1 meter away in completely range of him to draw his sword. With one arm this would be risky he’d simply lean forward, curving into the direction of his opponent positioning his left trench knife to the sword if it were to come out at him. He was ready for the trench knife to make contact with the sword planning something big but if Taiga were to miscalculate he was probably going to destroy his other arm doing so, he’d lean forward just a bit getting everything correctly.

Ryoji: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f4G-Mmj6zA&index=101&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl&shuffle=25488 ) Leon watched him, as he seemed to be incredibly cautious about coming near him. He was hesitant to attack him, which wasn’t exactly a good thing. Leon had much more time to plan and think out his moves, like playing a game of chess or something of the sort. Seeing he was going to be on the offensive, Leon decided the only way to end this was in a frontal confrontation. However…Leon wasn’t going to make this any form of easy upon him. Leon wouldn’t stand idol, as his opponent pivoted, so did leon. Pivoting in the opposite direction as his opponent like a shark circling prey, and keeping them horizontal in front of each other! Leon suddenly propelled his body backwards by 6 feet in an incredibly fast arch! His peak human muscles allowed his legs to push more weight, including his own giving him a much higher jump than a normal human being. As he leapt back, he’d clear an additional 3 feet upon landing before darting right back in his opponents direction, this time…his sword drawn! Leon held the sword in both hands, more so holding it on his left side, running straight at his opponent with intense speed! Leon’s green eyes glared into his opponents. As leon approached him being one foot away from him, leon would swing his blade from left to right, at such a high end velocity, the air behind the blade seemingly blurred and left it’s vicinity. However when the blade came a few inches, specifically 2-3 away from his opponent’s head, Leon would drop the sword. Yep. Leon would release the sword before it even touched his opponent. Regardless of whether his opponent fell for this feint or not, the velocity of the swing would still send a feint wind towards his opponent’s face. If it connected it would seep directly into his ear, and cause a loud popping in his right ear, which would add to the stinging that he possibly felt earlier. The blade however would seemingly float in the air near his head’s vicinity, and leon’s body would seemingly blur from one motion to the next yet again, but this time he’d attempt to take his opponent’s back side with a quick pivot off of his right foot using the sword as a distraction! In only a half a second he’d already be behind his opponent and attempt to grip his upper body, his entire injured arm included, and preform a suplex he learned specifically from his father: The blackjack: Leon Dashes to the opponent. Looking like he's getting ready to attack and counters with a spinning slam like technique, slamming then back first into the ground. (http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140112052914/yakuza-mob-roleplay/images/2/26/Tumblr_mbpjlsongl1qduuq6o1_500.gif ) if this attack was successful his opponent would not only be slammed upon their neck rendering them in instant unconsciousness and near neck snapping pain, but since he secured the injured cartilage arm as well, once it hit the ground, the shoulder cartilage would literally rip from it’s position! His bones and muscles fine, but the cartilage supporting it would be ripped completely, leaving his bones to grind against one another and eventually the more movement came from it the more painful it would inevitably be the cause of him not being able to use that arm for a long, long time. If this slam was successful, leon would rebend his body the way it’s supposed to be, now standing up right, and looking over at his opponent. Weather he be conscious or not, the entirty of the force enacted on him may or may not put him down, but one thing was for sure that arm was done for. “If you continue this….you will lose that arm.” Leon would stomp his foot upon the handle of his sword, flipping it up into the air only to catch it, and twirl it twice before, holding the sheath behind his back, and using his right hand to let the blade fall and sink into the sheath, a soft “chick” noise uttering from it going back in. (http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/zikkilicious/DMC/animgifs/vergil_prol_sheathesword1.gif ) even if his opponent wasn’t unconcoius connor would hold steady, and hold his sheathed sword in his left hand ready for what could or coulldn’t happen. If his opponent didn’t get up, Leon would begin his walk out of the ring. If he did, leon would take his battojutsu stance once again. if the blackjack attempt failed however, Leon would brace himself accordingly.

llLamboll: Taiga’s plan still wouldn’t falter due to his opponents intense speed and reaction skills, seeing him move back jumping in the air taking so much time to get away the moment he did come back wouldn’t have mattered. Jigoku Taiga knew something like this would happen which is why he prepared himself to move a second twice as face and seeing how fast his opponent was it was just by a thread. As Leon dashed toward Taiga, before his physical image could fade something compelling happened which was a simple stare of his conviction not to be look down on by Leon. Wether he lost or not he was going to come back, in fact he didn’t think about losing he thought about leaving a mark on Leon. The blade that would’ve feinted, stopping while the motions of wind accumulated by the swords velocity would’ve kept going to disable some things on Taiga failed, with his body faded like phantom, he was able to pass into a blind spot of his opponent betting everything for this hit to land. In the process of Leon swinging his sword with such a majestic view Taiga had ducked down before the launch, sliding his left foot in slightly coming up in a twisting motion with his left fist. Something special happened, a trigger of his energy surfaced for a slight moment. Transparent greasy force burst outward while he came up with the fist giving Leon little to no time to dodge since he prepared this move moments before. If this somehow hit Leon it would’ve raised him off the ground moving backwards giving Taiga enough to transition into the next move which would be sliding underneath the rising body with a twisting motion having his knees bent, jumping up underneath Leon and punching him in the back so far it would’ve lifted him in the air about 7 feet slowing down some of his speed for the moment. Due to the drastic actions Taiga took he’d yell loudly just as the uppercut Leon with his fist, yelling with all his emotion, power and everyone elses hopes that sat in the crowd. Their eyes widen greatly to see someone fight so hard being out classed, Taiga truly loved fighting but he was getting ready to pass out from the damage he was taking from the opponent. The quick preparations Jigoku took would’ve cut off the combo of Leon coming behind Taiga since he was simply just a second faster.

Ryoji: As Leon came in for his maneuver, he’d be quite shocked and surprised that he’d completely bypassed Leon’s feinting maneuver. Though it was never meant to outright strike him, the fact he took the risk to even come close, was a feat all it’s own. Leon had the perception to see the punch, but knew it was to late to react. All he could do in this case was take the uppercut, which he did. Leon’s body would b esent flyng into the air, but this is where his moment of clarity came through. The hit had energy behind it, this was for sure. Leon had tasted a chi fueled fist many times in spars with his father. As he traveled through the air for a moment, he regained his senses quite quickly. Namely for the fact that leon had taken little to any true damage in this fight that was enough to stagger him. While his opponent had an injury. As small as it was, there was a slight vitality difference, and leon had only taken his first real damage. Leon could still make a move, and coincidentally he was in the perfect position. As he listened, he’d hear his opponent’s foot slide across the floor signaling one thing: he was going for a back attack. Leon’s adrenaline now pumping, he knew the moment of victory was now or never. Since his feint was interrupted, he did still have the blade in his hand since he never got to outright drop it. his peak human reflexes shot off like a rocket. Leon then spun his body around to his right in mid air, using the momentum of force behind the moving of his right arm to spin his body. Even with low air borne lift, leon’s spin acceleration, was insanely quick, as is the usual battojutsu style, leon could dish attacks in portions of seconds, including combat speed to boot. Combo’d with reflexes, make’s leons attack sped comparable to a bullet.As he spun however, he’d let the edge of the blade slide along the opening of the sheath, another way to build up the power behind the hits in a battojutsu style slash. Turning his body just as his opponent made his ascension into the air leon would barely manage to clear the left fist that was ascending towards his back side, but he did manage to do so. In what could only be described as a freak show of skill leon would draw upon the complete power of his swing, and aim the blunt side of his sword directly at his opponents right side of his head, namely the side that the injured shoulder was on that he knew his opponent couldn’t use that specific arm to defend himself with. This blow, was not only deadly because of leon’s monstrous strength but mainly so the area. A steel blade would collide with the side of his opponents head, namely the temple which rest directly beside the brain itself. While his opponents bones were as though as steel, that wouldn’t stop the very force behind the swing from rattling his opponent’s brain multiple times in a row! This hit would also cause a deep imprint of leon’s dull edged blade on the right side of of his face, the steel even pushing some teeth on the top and bottom jaw from their original positions, adding to the jaw pain, and fractures that would ensue on the skeletal surface of his skull. His opponent however wouldn’t feel a thing. If the counter hit, his opponent would be k.o’d on impact none the less, arguably not even taking note that he was This counter if it landed from this more than possible angle would also cause a bone chilling “CRACK” noise, showing just how much speed, strength, and accumulated velocity was put into this attack. If it connected the body would not only experience a deadening numbness in the limbs, legs included, but his body would be sent propelling like a fastball across the entire arena only for his body to hit the cage and literally stretch the metal of it, actually tearing some of the hinging on the bottom of that specific portion of the cage. This blow is by no means impossible to dodge, but due to his opponents aerial stature, and lack of defense on the attacked side, the hit rate is quite high. If this hit leon would let his body fall face down only to land in a squat holding the sword in his hand outstretched. Leon would keep his eyes on his opponent before slicing the air twice and sheathing his sword. If his opponent did survive this attack leon would stand up, look at the announcer. “If he continues….I cannot guarantee his mobility. My patience is growing thin…call the match referee.” Leon would stand looking at his opponent with his emerald gaze and stone stare.

(..Tch..this guy is just way to strong. Hm I think his name was Leon…)With the incredible reversal Leon made sent right into Jigoku Taiga’s temple creating a popping noise. His body began to go numb as he flew to the side of the ring dragging across the white floor and into the cage wall denting in. Everyone looked at Taiga with jaws dropped and looked to Leon surprised they beat the best fighter here, the ref looked towards Leon and then Taiga nodding and calling off the match. Thought Taiga wasn’t the best fighter his will, his spirit was strong as any mans. If Leon was a monster so was Taiga as he stood up looking at Leon staggering. “…We will fight ag-“ Taiga’s eyes kept the same cohesive glow as he fell face first back to the mat being knocked out completely. The fact he even stood up struck the core of every ones hearts, they began to clap and cheer for both the fighters since they had a great fight. Taiga’s fist subconsciously tighten as he lay on the floor asleep. One of the employees working at the club would have to send Taiga home since he had earned his welcome here. If anything Taiga really gave it his all and it was apparent to Leon this was done since a small emotion was triggered from him as he was being carried out of the ring he could feel the presence of Leon and with out opening his heavy eye lids Taiga said “ Heh…those feeling don’t seem so dull anymore” They’d continue to take him out of the ring and eventually from the club and to a hospital so Taiga could recover from the wounds he obtained in battle.