Author's Notes: Well then! That took longer than expected. Oh well! I enjoyed writing this fight scene... Well, not as much as making Kyon spazz out in the middle of narrating. XD
Asher: You would've posted sooner if you'd stop fooling around when you're doing-
Me: SHUT UP! .
Asher: -anime sweatdrop-
Me: Oh, yeah, right. Asher? Ryoko? Disclaimer please.
Asher and Ryoko: Asher Evans does not own The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in any way, shape or form.
Ryoko: If he did, then I'd be screwed. And I meant that in more ways than one.
Asher: The only person Asher Evans owns is me... Do we really have to do this everytime?
Me: -currently reading a book while eating Pocky- Yes. Or the government will be going after me for copyright infringement. You two do realize that if I do get arrested, Asher won't exist... Either that, or you'll be stuck in place. Right Asher?
Asher: Don't remind me you anticlimatic son of a-
Ryoko: O.O Now, let's just start the show!
The Melancholy of the Thousand-Year-Old Boy Chapter 3: Asher vs. Asakura
-Asher P.O.V.-
"Challenge Accepted" I reply. At that moment, Asakura charged again with her combat knife. I charge with my own attack, and I manage to intercept her. As I try to kick her again, Asakura suddenly appeared behind me, going for a stab. I smile and snap my fingers, and a flame tag had appeared on the ground below her and exploded. The blast sent Asakura near Kyon's position, maybe ten feet way. However, I already set a wind tag in case Asakura tries to kill Kyon yet again.
However, my prediction was partly correct. Yes, Ryoko made another attempt to kill Kyon, but this time she made spears of light and sent them Kyon's way. I ran, fast. I succeeded in getting in the way, and I start slashing at the spears. Kyon can't see them because they're too fast for normal human eyes, but my eyes are trained for fast moving targets as well as studying any opponents. In my eyes, they're just slow moving dodge balls. It was all too easy to deflect all of them.
"I feel as though I've seen this before..." Kyon muttered.
"Well this was one of the first attacks Ryoko tried to kill you with." I responded. Just then, the spears stop, and Ryoko points upward. Instead of a giant light spear, it was a dragon! "What the…" Kyon muttered. I have to admit, I've never seen this move before in the Asakura vs. Nagato fight scene.
It roars, and charges at us, mouth wide open. "If you're that hungry, why don't you eat this you pig!" I shout as I jump into the dragon's mouth. I slash, and I make a shockwave that splits the dragon in two. I expected Asakura to be running for Kyon, so I throw and activate a wind tag that blasts Kyon out of the way off… Wait, no one's there!
At that moment, I feel someone's foot slam into the back of my head, and I plummet back to the ground. I didn't open my eyes, but I knew there was a giant crater where I crash landed. I try to get up, but someone had landed on top of me, and plunged a knife into my gut. I feel as though the force created another crater within the previous one, and I "black out"
-Kyon P.O.V.-
I see Asher get slammed down into the ground, then a blue blur rushing after him. Then, I felt two earthquakes, and I fell back on my back. "Asher?" I doubt he was okay after that. I suspect he might be even dead! Then, Ryoko Asakura had appeared a few feet in front of me.
"Now that he is dead, I'll let you have the pleasure of following him to the grave!" She dashes again. Now that my bodyguard is gone, there is no one to protect me from this attack. I brace myself for the pain once again, but suddenly there was an explosion. It stopped Asakura in her tracks, and I felt my heart skip a beat. What was that just now? I then see multiple light spears similar to Asakura charge right at her, and I couldn't see a thing in that direction. I look for the source, and it was Nagato!
"You may have prevented me from accessing the area by creating a barrier with an unknown data. However, your barrier was still weak. All it took was one blow with a similar data to the shield from the inside to penetrate it." She said. What did she mean? Suddenly, I saw what she was talking about. Nagato held an orange tag in her left hand. It was one of Asher's tags! He must've destroyed the barrier while Ryoko was distracted!
What's more surprising, Asher walked out of the crater unscathed! It's a miracle. How did he survive? "You may know how to make a barrier using the data that you obtained in the rewind," Asher said. "However, you really need to study it more to actually know how to use it to your advantage!"
The light spears stopped, and I can see how Ryoko was doing. She doesn't even have a scratch on her either from Nagato's attack! "Well…" Ryoko said. "You really know how to put up a fight! I guess I'll need to work harder to put both of you down! However, you cannot hurt me. I have data that allows me to be immune to all your attacks! Try as you might, both of you will get too fatigued to continue, and I will inevitably win this battle."
Nagato quickly makes a short light sword in her right hand, and charges at Asakura. Nagato slashes, but Asakura just let her attack. The sword just bounced off her, as if it was a rubber ball to a wall. Nagato quickly jumps back. "See? You cannot defeat me now. Just give up; all of you will die." Ryoko said. Suddenly, Asher comes up from behind, and slashes with his sword, and Asakura let him attack her once again. Unlike Nagato's attempt, however, the sword went through the shield, and it caused a large gash to appear on Ryoko's back. "What?"
"That data belongs to my kind. You were just lucky enough to obtain it. It allows you to be immune to most attacks, yes. But, any attack with the same data will go through that barrier of yours." Asher explained. Nice! That means we can defeat her!
Asher takes out a small bag from under his robe and tosses it to Nagato. "Analyze the data and use it in your attacks. You'll be able to hurt her with this." Then, he charges at Asakura for another attempt at hurting her. I look to Nagato, and out of curiosity, I asked "Nagato? What is that?"
"A bag." Even though she has no emotion in her tone, I somehow sense I bit of annoyance. I guess she didn't analyze the contents yet.
"What's in the bag?"
"Analyzation is complete. The contents of the bag have the same data similar to Asher's make up and Asakura's barrier. The structure is similar to ash."
Ash… Asher… The way how Asher fights… They all sound familiar… But I can't put my finger on it.
My thoughts were interrupted by a stay beam of light hitting the ground near me. I turn to see the fight. Asakura is fighting two opponents at once. One who is fighting in close quarters range and one who is fighting at a distance. The situation seemed bad for Asakura. She has half her concentration on countering light spears from Nagato while clashing blades with Asher. Asakura is bound to make a mistake sooner or later.
-Asher P.O.V.-
I bring my sword up for a vertical slice; however, Asakura tries to go in for a stab. I side step, but the knife rips through a layer of skin. I guess she had found out about my shield as well. I bring Chilling Blaze, my sword, to my left side and go for a horizontal slash. She ducks down and… dashes away from me?
Asakura turns around after she was about 10 feet away from me, then materializes a light spear right in between us. "Aw… crud." was all I could manage to say before she sends a high speed projectile at me from point blank. I swing my sword horizontally to deflect the spear, but then Asakura charges simultaneously at me, knife first. I immediately send a strong gust of wind to redirect her to my right, and it worked!
I swing my sword at her as she flies by, knocking the knife out of her hand. It gets thrown up, but then it flies back to her hand. Of course it does, I complained in my head. Nothing is ever easy for me. Both of us land on the ground, and I catch a glance of what's happening on Nagato's front. Asakura is struggling to keep up with Nagato's attacks, and is now resorting to repulsion shields. As I turn back, Asakura has already covered half the distance that was between us a second ago.
I step to my left and let her fly pass me again. Like before, I swing my sword at her. Instead of her hand, I go for her side. Ryoko saw this coming and tried to dodge it. Unfortunately for her, I was faster, and I succeeded in making a deep gash in her right hip. Asakura stops herself and holds her side in pain as she drops to a knee. Her concentration is breaking. I speculated. She can't keep up with two opponents at the same time, with or without my data. Blood started to soak through the right side of her uniform, turning the white and blue Japanese sailor uniform into a red and dark purple uniform, with a large rip on the right side.
Ryoko stands up after a few seconds and charges at me again. She's desperate. I thought to myself. Ryoko creates multiple light spears as she ran, and sends them at me. I deflect the first one away from me, and then send out multiple fireballs that take out most of the spears. I make a vertical slice that makes a shockwave, and it cuts through the barrage of light and goes at Ryoko. She jumps, and I take my chance. I make myself invisible and dash behind her while she was high into the air. Ryoko never saw me coming.
As she lands, I take my free arm and get a rear choke on her. Then, I take my sword and stab her right through the abdomen. She tries to struggle, but that just makes me push the sword in deeper into her chest. "I suggest you stop struggling Asakura." I say. "It'll only make it worse for you." Her uniform now has a large hole in the right chest area, and more of the uniform is soaked in crimson red blood. I mentally sigh. I may have fought many people in my 2000 year life, but nothing makes me regret a fight more than having to hurt a pretty girl like her, even if she is an alien.
Author's Notes: Aw... You really do care about her...
Asher: Shut up. At least I have someone I love, who actually returns the feeling!
Me: ... You do realize that I can kill you, right?
Asher: Kill me? HAH! I'd like to see you try.
Me: I AM YOUR CREATER! :-l
Asher: Geez, you're even worse than that phony who thinks they could sit in God's throne. .
-Asher and I continue arguing; Ryoko just stands there with an anime sweatdrop-
Ryoko: Well... That's it for today... See you soon! Now if you'll excuse me... -Ryoko goes to me and Asher and Maka chops us with her hands; we freeze, then fall down, frozen in place- Now what was I saying? Oh, right. Until next time!
Ja ne.
