(The Deadly Two-Fold Punch)
*September 17th, 1918*
5:00pm*
Bartok and Akito were getting ready for the next part of the training phrase while everyone else watched from the sidelines.
"You can do this Bartok! Just gotta believe in yourself and the technique as well" Kazumi thought to himself as he looked at the upcoming training session.
"Ready when you are!" Akito cried out as he motioned his hand for Bartok to come charging at him.
"I'm ready!" Bartok cried back in response as he started to run while using his fingers to form a gun as he charged towards Akito's direction with quick succession.
"I won't attack or move just simply use your Two-Fold Punch to shatter my wooden armor my young student!" Akito advised as he gave a thumbs up while he saw Bartok running towards him.
"Two-Fold Punch!" Bartok cried out.
He kept on running before reaching towards where Akito was as he stopped in his tracks while using his feet to slow himself down as his fingers touched the armor and with quick succession Bartok managed to punch the wooden armor.
"Did he do it?!" Olga cried out as she watched with great concentration.
"I'm afraid not.." Kazumi answered back as both of them saw that Akito's armor wasn't broken at all which surprised everyone.
"Don't give up Bartok! You can do this!" Maria cried out in hopes of motivating him even more.
"Mashka is right. You are strong enough!" Tatiana added on as she smiled and gave a thumbs up in the process as they both continued to watch the session.
"Master Akito wasn't kidding! This armor is pretty hard to bust through but I refuse to give up! Not when I made it this far!" Bartok said to himself as he held his right and slightly bloody hand in a slight pain.
"Your form, running and everything else looks very good however you must hit as powerful and hard as you can! You can do this!" Akito said as he smiled at Bartok's progress.
"Is Bartok going to be okay? I'm quite worried about him" Yelena wrote in her notebook as she showed Anastasia her response.
"Bartok will be okay. He's just got a lot of guts that I can tell you! But in a strange way he's just like me!" Anastasia answered back in a confident tone of voice as she saw Yelena writing her response.
"What do you mean by that?" Yelena wrote as she showed Anastasia her response as she smiled.
"Well for starters me and Bartok can be quite stubborn at times however we always are willing to do some pretty crazy stuff but we always mean well for our friends and family" Anastasia replied back as she smiled while Yelena did the same as well.
"Alright! Here I come!" Bartok cried out.
He rushed towards Akito with great speed as he used his two fingers to touch the wooden armor and prepared to use his attack.
"The armor should break this time! Two-Fold Punch!" Bartok cried out as he punched Akito's wooden armor as hard and fast as he could and much to his surprise it seemed that Akito was pushed back but his armor didn't shed.
"D-Damn it! But...I managed to dent it just a bit but it came with a price…"Bartok thought to himself as he breathed heavily while holding his bloodied right hand with his normal left one to ease the intense pain.
"He's improving quite much. He even pushed me back a far bit! Keep trying my young student! You can do this!" Akito thought to himself as he smiled at the progress that Bartok was making.
"Please don't push yourself okay? Give up if you feel like things are gonna get worse okay?" Olga advised with a concerned look on her face.
"I-I got this!" Bartok said with a smile as he gave a thumbs up with his left hand to give a sign of hope towards his friends.
"I hope Bartok will be okay…" Alexei pondered to himself as he rested his shoulder on Olga's shoulder.
"I will become stronger! Just you wait!" Bartok cried out once more as he backed up in which was a longer distance than his previous attempts which surprised everyone.
"What is he planning on doing?" Yelena wrote as she showed Anastasia her response.
"It seems he's gathering enough distance so he could deliver a hard punch to Akito's wooden armor but will it work?.." Anastasia responded back in a serious yet comforting tone of voice as she looked back at the session.
"Okay! This distance should work and I just gotta believe in myself but more importantly…" Bartok said to himself as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath as the cool breezy air rushed his face while he felt a sense of relief and confidence running through his body.
"I believe in you!" Maria's voice cried out in his mind.
"Here goes nothing!" Bartok cried out as he began to run slowly before picking up his pace to run full speed towards his target.
"My arm may hurt like hell but this is nothing like the pain that Maria and the others are going through as I speak! I will become stronger and I will finally complete this training!" Bartok cried out some more as he prepared his right hand for the Two-Fold Punch technique.
"I-Is he gonna…" Anastasia said in surprise and shock as she watched the events that are transpiring.
"You can do this!" Maria cried out while clapping her hands in the process.
"Now that's quite a smart move…" Akito said to himself as he smiled while seeing Bartok rushing towards him with fierce determination in his eyes.
"Get ready Master! I'm gonna give everything that I've got. Two-Fold Punch!" Bartok cried out once more.
As he reached in front of Akito and delivered a mighty punch with all of his might as the impact finally managed to shatter the wooden armor.
"Did he do it…" Tatiana asked herself as she and everyone else saw the armor crack before falling off towards the ground.
"H-He actually did it!" Kazumi cried out as he let out a proud smile in the process.
"I-I did it…"Bartok said as he smiled and raised his fist in victory as he turned his direction to see Maria running towards him and hugging him tightly.
"I'm just glad you're okay! Now let's get your hand treated okay?" Maria cried out as she hugged him warmly while Bartok accepted the offer.
"T-Thank you…" Bartok said as he smiled as he allowed Maria to check his arm.
"I knew Bartok could do it and who also knew that Maria and Bartok were lovverrss" Anastasia said with a sneaky smile as she and Yelena shared a small laugh together.
"Perhaps it was Maria's faith in him that pushed him to his limits but do you think that Mashka could like Bartok Olya?" Alexei asked Olga as he looked up towards her.
"I believe so my little Alexei…" Olga replied back as she formed a smile on her face and looked towards the sky.
"Maybe Bartok and Maria were destined to meet…" Olga thought to herself as she closed her eyes to allow the cool breezy air to rush through her face.
"Bartok is truly wonderful. He hasn't mastered the Two-Fold Punch yet, however he managed to break through this wooden vest so I'll give him credit when it's due.." Akito thought to himself as smiled as he stared at Bartok getting care from Maria.
"Now my young student! You know the basics of the technique now you must master it on your own! Are you ready for the next phase of your training!" Akito cried out in a motivating tone of voice.
"I'm ready!" Bartok answered back as Maria finished wrapping his arm in bandages while also taking care of it.
"That's my pumpkin!" Maria thought to herself as she smiled and looked up towards the beautiful sky.
