Lay Tis manage to land steadily on his feet. Skidding back but he refuse to fall. " ( Woah! That blow burns my cheek. Looks like the chain on his fist has some kind of burn effect. He wrapped it up to make it seems like a gauntlet. How.... ) Lay Tis thought.
Noir couldn't help but notice how Lay Tis remained silent, his expression unreadable. His lips twitching. " ( Eh! Did my punch hurt him that much? He looks like he's gonna cry...) "
Noir smug to himself. " (Of course it is. My punch is super strong. If I went all out, I could probably put a hole through a mountain...! I've never actually tried it but... hehe... maybe... maybe... maybe... I'd even split it in half! ) " Noir's mind drifted into a vivid image of himself standing proudly before a mountain, people's cheering, and himself posing heroically with a thumbs-up.
" How ." Lay Tis muttered.
" Huh? " Noir blinked. Caught off guard by sudden word from Lay Tis.
Lay Tis smug. " How Amusing!! " Lay Tis cackled maniacally. " That chain of yours... seems to begging me to sliced it in half! "
Lay Tis leap forward, his blade flashing with violent energy. " There's nothing i can't cut! "
Noir instinctively shifted to his left, narrowly avoiding the deadly arc. The blade sliced through missing him by mere inches. " ( Damn it! )"
Just as Noir evaded the first strike, Lay Tis twisted his body and followed up with another sideways slash, aiming at Noir gut.
" ( Got you! ) " Lay Tis smirk darkly.
The slash connect—but instead of sound flesh being cut, a metallic sound rang out. Lay Tis eye widen.
In that brink of a second, Noir managed to block the blade using his coiled chain on his fist. But the impact make him fall a few step back.
" ( Good, This chain are strong enough to block his blade. But i can't afford to slip-up. It could cost me.) " Noir thought, broodingly.
" ( I can't go offensive. But he's fast enough to slip-up through my defense. Thinking back, All the strike i barely evade… it was just luck. If he'd moved even a second faster, I might've been seriously hurt. ) " Noir body tensed as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
All of a sudden, Lay Tis disappear from Noir view in a merely second.
" ( Shit!? where he go?! ) " Noir's eyes darted frantically in every direction, his neck snapping side to side anticipating where Lay Tis could appear.
Noir eyes widen. " ( Above!! ) " as Noir turn his head upwards.
" Rahhhhhhh!! " Scream Lay Tis as he stretch his arm—charging his blade.
Lay Tis strike but managed to be block by Noir flaming gauntlet. The Impact make Noir skidding backwards.
Wasting no time, Lay Tis thrust his blade aiming through Noir face. Noir gritted his teeth as he narrowly dodged the thrust by snapping his head to the left. Despite dodging, a razor-thin cut slashed across his face.
" Take this!!! " Lay Tis then swung his blades in a cross slash. The twin arcs of energy flew towards Noir.
Noir eyes widen in danger. " ( It's to fast! i can't dodge! ) Damn it!! " Noir planted his foot and raised both of his arms. The devastating slashes crashed against Noir gauntlets .
Noir was sent flying backward like a cannonball. He crashed straight through the rotting wall of an abandoned gift shop, the weakened wood and shattered glass exploding outward. Dust suffocated the atmosphere, suspended in dense clouds while pieces of the gift shop's shelves and walls crashed down to the ground.
As the dust slowly settled, revealing Noir slumped against the broken wall of the ruined gift shop. Blood trickled down from a cut above his brow, cut staining his cheek, and his body trembled slightly from the impact.
" Damn it... I wonder how many HP i had left... " Noir gesture his hand—a status window popped out.
STATS
HP : 90 -
STR : 75 +
DEF : 52 +
SPD : 56 +
AGI : 61 +
INT : 25 +
TITLE : Ashen Vessel
Ashura's Will: 1%
" ( Shit!! I'm down to 90 HP left... ) " Noir gritted his teeth as he forced himself to stand.
Lay Tis slowly striding toward Noir. " Struggle no more. I promise i make it slow... " Lay Tis smirked as he slowly licked his blade.
Noir managed to haul himself up. " ( I need to think of a plan... At this rate he's going to kill me! I need t..!) "
Lay Tis dashed forward and drove his blade into Noir's shoulder.
" Arghhhhh!!! " Noir scream in pain.
The thrust pinned Noir against the shattered wall, the blade burying deep into his arm. Noir gritted his teeth in pain.
HP : 50 -
Lay Tis threw his head back and let out a manic laugh. His mouth stretched into a crazed grin. " AHAHAHAHA!! LOOK AT YOU! Don't you worry! It'll be your head next! "
Noir let out a wry smile.
Lay Tis eye widen in shock. " ( He's smiling again!? ) "
" GOT YOU! " Noir said.
The chain on Noir left fist start to coiled upon Lay Tis body. " ( This is? The chain that he use as his gauntlet! ) " Lay Tis thought.
Noir stretch his arm. Flames briefly sparked along the chain gauntlet on his right arm.
TRUE WRATH STRIKE!
Noir launched a towering strike with his right fist through Lay Tis face.
The impact plummet him to the ground before hurling him through the air, his body crashing hard against a nearby wall and fall to the floor.
" Ain't no way he remain conscious after that. " Noir said as he's gazed fixed at Lay Tis unconscious body.
Noir struggle to catch his breath while holding the pain on his left shoulder.
" ( It's over right? It should be...) " Noir thought.
Noir staring through air as if he's waiting for something. " ( Hmm....It doesn't come out yet? ) "
Moments later, Lay Tis eye flared open as he push himself up. " What the hell! You were hiding that strong punch, You rat! " Lay Tis turn his head expecting for a glimpse of Noir.
" Huh? "
But, Noir nowhere to be found.
" Weird...where he go? " Lay Tis confuse as he examine the area.
" ( Did he ran away? Even if he did, It's okay. I'm can just find him whenever i want, considering that i'm already familiar with his face. Moreover, His scars that i cut have remnants of my blade energy. If he close to me, The blade will send me signal. ) " Lay Tis thought smirking.
While making his way out of the abandoned amusement park, a strange hardness in his mouth caught Lay Tis off guard, like a piece of stone in his mouth.
" Hmm... Did i accidentally ate a rock? " As he spat the strange, hard object into his hand.
Lay Tis face darkened. Veins surfaced across his skin, His expression twisted in anger.
" Is this my... " Lay Tis veins budging.
Revealing both of his tooth, slick with blood.
" TOOTH... " His jaw clenched. His furious eyes glared downward at the bloodied teeth in his palm.
Due to that, Lay Tis once again activated his rending blades.
" ( I change my mind...I kill you as soon as i find you! ) " as Lay Tis lunged through the air.
Choroad letters from a signboard at the alley's entrance. The alley itself was a narrow, littered with broken glass, crushed cans, and puddles of stagnant water. A feet slammed into puddles of water, splashes flying across the ground.
Blood splattered onto the ground, trailing behind Noir as he ran. " ( I need to get way! I can't defeat him at my current condition! ) "
He clutched his wounded left arm against his side — the same arm Lay Tis blade had stabbed through. " ( Damn it! It hurts a lot than i thought... ) "
When Noir struck down Bun Tal, a window would flash before his eyes.
But Then, Nothing popped out.
Bring a sudden warning instinct telling him. " He's not defeated yet. "
" ( That's why i need to postpone this fight! If i stay any longer,The only thing i'm facing in the end is...) " Noir thought as he gritted his teeth running across the alley.
" Death "
At Noir's apartment, Jemi couldn't get hold of Noir's phone. " Noir, Is a bit late isn't it? "