-ROUND TWO-
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âNow, prepare to feel a whole new world of pain!â cold steel chuckled
âCold steel has finally started to make his moveâ¦â Shijing thought.
Then cold steel stopped again. âWhat? Cant you decide?â Shijing shouted with an aggressive tone. âI am, youâve just got to pay more attention, I have more than this blade you know...â cold steel replied.
âI donât see anythingâ¦â Shijing pondered. He worked his way up cold steels body trying to find his new secret weapon, but to no avail, once again he just locked sights with cold steel.
âCant find it? Let me show you, silly!â cold steel was starting to smile, in a sort of disturbing way; Shijings Goosebumps came up at the thought of a super surprise attack. Cold steel then did a quick little twirl, as if he was off some corny advert, and then looked Shijing straight into the eyes, then winked.
âIs that it? Youâre more stupid than you seem then...â Shijing blurted out at cold steel in a sense of false security. âWell, come and get me then, Iâm not going to move out of the way.â Cold steel stated. âIâll make you regret that offer!â Shijing roared, then prepared to run.
Both combatants stood frozen as the wind blew a few adverts and papers around. Shijings defiant face turned to one of confusion. âM...my body! Why canât I move?â Shijing stated in a manner of frustration. âHere, you really must pay attention; all of this was in that little wink I performed. That move fills your body with doubt and refusal to attack me, effectively paralyzing you, just so I can kick your little butt around these streets a bit more.â Cold steel started laughing.
âwhy you! How can this be fair?â Shijing shouted with anger. âenough of the chit chat, time to render you nothing but a stain, but first, let me tenderise you up a little, beat into you that looks do count after all..â cold steel cracked his knuckles in delight.
Cold steel simply walked up to Shijing and placed his elbow into his face, sending him to the ground, cracking the sidewalk with his head. âOuchâ¦.be...â before Shijing could finish his speech cold steel places his foot on his temple, pushing down unto the sidewalk. âI want to see your head pop now.. who needs a sword when I could crush you like the bug you are..â his pushed harder with his boot, Shijing let out a whelp of pain as he could feel his head caving in. suddenly he regained control of his arm and sent his fist into the unexpecting crotch on cold steel, immediately he fell to the ground âmy groin!!â cold steel's wailing was worse than the crowd.
Slowly shijings body started to respond from cold steels little trick. âit seems the immense pain from that boot of yours caused my body to snap out of your little spell, I guess Iâll have to return the favourâ¦â before Shijing could place his geta on cold steelâs head, he received a blow between the legs too, Sending him reeling back in pain.
Both combatants got back up rather slowly. âDamm this world and there cheap movesâ cold steel moaned, âI guess Iâll have to just do things the messy way after all..â he pulled his great sword from the concrete, Shijing readied his fathers wakizashi.
âDie maggot!!â cold steel called out as he raced towards Shijing with his great sword in hand. âIâd like to see you get me with the same tactic more than once.â Shijing sneered. Once again cold steel raised his sword to his side and swung. Shijing quickly jumped over the swinging blade and drove his wakizashi into cold steels arm. The sudden attack loosened cold steels grip on his sword and it shot across the road through a concrete wall, wedging itself in a steel security door.
A small gout of blood covered Shijing as he attempted to remove his blade, cold steel replied by throwing his other arm at Shijing knocking him to the ground then kicking him across the road, âno! you pierced my beautiful body! How dare you! It⦠it hurts!â cold steel then slowly dragged out the blade and threw it away. âHumph, I guess its down to how much I can pummel you up then...â cold steel took a more serious stance and prepare himself. Shijing followed and took his combat stance. Both then lunged towards each other, shijings left fist making contact with cold steels head while cold steel hit home with shijings guts, both fell and held themselves from the impact. Shijing recovered first and landed an uppercut on cold steels chin, sending him backwards, before he could land, Shijing caught his legs, span him round three times then launched him towards a nearby lamppost, sending cold steel clean through it and unto the ground. The lamppost toppled over onto the unexpecting shijing, trapping him under the wreckage.
âWell, that backfired didnât it?â cold steel coolly replied, he then bent down and pulled Shijing up by his neck to face height âonce again, let me bring you deathâ cold steel then buried his bloody hand into shijings guts, Shijing gargled blood and almost passed out, once again the fist led home into his belly, causing a numbness throughout his body, he stopped moving. With a sudden spasm of life, Shijing lunged his legs at cold steels crotch, releasing himself from his grip.
âWhy. Why?? whats with hitting me in the groin!! This is my life! Iâll end it the way I want it to! embrave death you insolent maggot!! Death is too minor to such a disgrace to mankind! you should be glad this is all im going to do!!â cold steel worked himself into a seething fury and sent himself with all he had towards Shijing.
âWhat!!!â Shijing barely had time to speak as cold steel charged into him, sending him through another wall. He lay there in a similar position, âthis is how it felt that day. But not againâ¦not...â cold steel quickly recovered from his previous charge and lunged through the rubble, he grabbed Shijing and swung him out onto the street. âLets see that crippled body of yours put up a fight again!â cold steel plucked his blade from the steel door inside the building and walked out.
Below Shijing was his fathers wakizashi âmaybe this old thing actually has some luck in it then...â he quickly slipped it up the sleeve of his kimono and stood slowly up, before he could blink, he saw the glint of light reflect off the rapidly decending sword of cold steel, and narrowly dodged it. he then sent his elbow into cold steels chest, sending him reeling backward, Shijing took the moment to find a more suitable surrounding to end this, and get some time for cold steel to cool off, then heâll exact his lifelong revenge.
Shijing dashed toward the nearest building and lunged into the elevator. He pressed the top floor key and waited... âMff.. where are you⦠there!â outside the steel doors cold steel roared and started battering the elevator doors, then finally the engine kicked in and the elevator started to ascend. âWhat? Get back here! Chicken!â cold steel roared in frustration and started to run up the endless flights of stairs. The quaint music playing in the elevator and the sheer scale of the building gave Shijing time to wind down and concentrate. *bing* âtop floor, watch your step please.â The elevator spoke in a tinny voice, shijings stepped out and walked up to the edge, âhmm.. I cant see him.. maybe heâs took the stairs after me..â suddenly the fire escape blew off its hinges to reveal an exhausted cold steel.. âDonât â¦run â¦â he just managed to speak as he caught his breath.
âWe end this here, nowâ¦â Shijing stated in a calm and prepared voice, âI know, and Iâll make it quick for youâ¦â Cold steel replied, also prepared and cool. He cracked his knuckles and prepared his blade. both opponents ran towards each other, cold steel thrusted his blade at shijing, the blade nicked his waist, drawing a minor amount of blood. Shijing surprised cold steel as the old wakizashi slipped into his grip and he plunged it as deep as he could into cold steels unsuspecting torso, both characters froze, staring into each others face. they slipped to there knees, âyou... youâ¦â cold steel coughed more blood and pushed Shijing away. he then stood up. âI wont die by a fool like you, I said its my life⦠and Iâll end it as I please!â in one last attempt to defy Shijing, he stumbled to to edge of the building and turned around to face him. he spread his arms out, lent back and let gravity take him. âItâs my choiceâ¦â cold steel whispered as he fell story after story towards the stand he started in. Shijing turned and walked, he barley blinked as the crash and splinters from the stage could be heard. "finally, i exact my revenge" shijing thought, He then took himself down the flights of stairs. âIâm going to need that blade of mine, Iâd better retrieve itâ sunlight peeked over the horizon as he walked out the doors, "daytime already.." he thought to himself. Shijing walked over to the stand, dust was still in the air, he braced himself either way, had cold steel defied him by surviving? or passed away? The dust finally resided, as he looked down the hole from the impact, he saw what he wanted. Cold steel had landed on the twenty menâs stakes; each one had impaled him at various points throughout his body, in a sick sort of way, they all got what they wanted, revenge. Shijing bent down and plucked his fathers blade from the disfigured body and placed it in its rightful sheath. "goodbye cold steel, may hell have a vague welcoming for you.." shijing walked off down the street. The silence was only broken by the sirens of the NYPD squad cars echoing throughout the empty streets.
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