Finally, I reappear. '-.- Sorry about the loooooong wait. I've just been so nervous about this fight scene. It's ridiculous, I know, but I'm just weird that way. Anyways, after all this time, here it is.
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Kazuma landed firmly on the ground; his eyes blazing determinedly. "Ready to die, you freak?" Kazuma asked the boy before him.
Kenichi, who seemed to be over his loss yesterday, gave a polite smile. "Ah, Kazuma," he said. "It's good to see you again. How is your friend?"
Kazuma grimaced and gave a low snarl. "Shut up. I don't feel like being friendly today."
"Okay," Kenichi said with a sigh. "You really are violent, aren't you?"
"And you really can't shut your mouth, can you?"
Kenichi's pleasant smile suddenly contorted into a cruel, mirthless smile. "Fine. If you don't feel like prolonging your failure, let's end this right now." He stretched out his arms, and the scenery began to change. All the afternoon shadows, whether from the trees, the bushes, or just the cracks in the sidewalk, began to creep towards Kenichi; gathering around him in a swirling dark-purple mass.
Kazuma also began gathering his power as he watched Kenichi with cold hatred.
"Are you sure you want to oppose me?" Kenichi yelled over to Kazuma.
"You should be asking yourself that question!" Kazuma called back.
Kenichi gave a snarl before hurling a shadow ball straight at Kazuma.
Seeing the dark mass streaking towards him, Kazuma hurled a sicle of wind through ball; slicing it in two. It came apart and disapparated with a small bang.
"Do you honestly think that's all I have?" Kenichi asked upon seeing the look of scorn on Kazuma's face.
"Until you prove it to me, yeah."
Kenichi smiled evilly. "Fine, then. Let's step things up a bit." He put his palms out in front of him and streaks of shadow hissing through the air.
Kazuma was able to block most of them, but a couple hit him and left black smudges and would-be-bruises on the arms of his jacket. "Okay, then," he muttered, and flung himself into the sky. "How's this?!" he screamed, sending wind sicles reeling towards Kenichi.
The sicles cut through the shadows, but did nothing but scratch him a bit. Kenichi, laughing maniacally, threw dozens of shadow balls Kazuma's way with amazing force and speed.
Air went spinning crazily around Kazuma, shielding him from the attack. After the attack had passed, Kazuma blew the wind outward. It gusted for Kenichi, whoosing loudly. Though the sicles had barely touched him, the gust was able to knock him backwards with amazing strength.
Refusing to give Kazuma an advantage, Kenichi sent more balls of shadow flying towards him as he sailed backwards onto his backside. All but one of the shadows missed Kazuma. The one that hit exploded so loudly, they could feel the earth vibrating beneath their feet.
Kazuma was able to dispell some of the blast with wind, but it was futile. Most of the blast knocked him backwards and down onto his back. Luckily for him, he landed on the grass.
Okay. That didn't hurt in the least, Kazuma thought sarcastically.
If only he could call on the best of his power... That brat Kenichi wouldn't stand a chance if he could just call on the powers of his contract. But with how Kenichi was attacking him relentlessly, he would never have a sufficient amount of time to call on the power.
Shadow sicles came slicing through the air. The ones that made it past Kazuma's barrier of wind sliced through his clothes and cut at his skin with cuts that burned like hot coals.
Anger burned stronger than ever in Kazuma's stomach. Wind whistled and roared in the wake of the wind sicles that Kazuma sent full-force at Kenichi. To Kazuma's satisfaction, a couple managed to knick Kenichi's face and sent rivulets of blood streaming down into his mouth and his eyes.
"Just give up, Kazuma!" Kenichi screamed, sending a shadow gust booming towards him. Kazuma went flying backwards again and landed painfully on his arm before he could cushion his fall with wind. "You disgust me! Why don't you just give up?! You'll never win!"
Brushing away the pain completely, Kazuma leaped to his feet. A whirling mass of wind blew like a twister at Kenichi. The air was filled with a roar like a hurricane, and Kenichi's furious words were lost in the din of it.
Kenichi was thrown a good 30 feet by the blast. He pulled himself to his feet, his teeth clenched in anger. "Do you honestly think you can beat me?!" he screeched over the long distance. The black-purple shadow mass began moving and twisting around him. "Let's just see how strong you REALLY are!"
Suddenly, as Kazuma braced for the attack and Kenichi gathered his shadows together into one big blast, something--or someone--jumped from a nearby tree and onto the ground.
"Oh, yeah?!" Ayano yelled. "Let's see how strong YOU really are!" She held Enraiha in front of her fearlessly.
A sick grin appeared on Kenichi's face, and Kazuma clenched his teeth in anger. Why was Ayano so STUPID?!
"AYANO! YOU IDIOT, GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE--!"
Kenichi cut him off when he said silkily, "Come here, Ayano. I am in need of your assistance."
Ayano's eyes went blank, and she moved forward towards Kenichi. Kazuma swore under his breath.
"Things are about to get more interesting, Kazuma!" Kenichi shouted triumphantly across to him.
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Whew! Once again, sorry for the long wait! Please review!!! It stimulates me and encourages me to update sooner! ^-^
