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"What did he mean by that?" Russell thought redirecting a shot before throwing his own.
"Did he met an original? A fake? Or a reincarnation? Oh God, Buddha, or whatever divine that's out there. Please! Please don't let it be another Gamer!" How the hell is he still alive after meeting him? That guy had a gigantic ego, only the Caster incarnation and Kid Gil were polite or formal.
The fighters crashed, the rest of the warriors noted that that the name is affecting Russell's concentration on the match, but he put it on hold. Ohma tries to deliver an elbow, but he stops it.
The man grunted when punched on his sides and then an uppercut. The world spun before being smashed to the ground before blocking a kick to his stomach. The impact sends him skidding on the floor before rising again.
Russell returned to the offensive but unprepared for a headbutt to the chin before Ohma grabs him, delivers more attacks with Redirection + Water Kata = Swimming Swallow.
Russell counters this with Vibranium and kicks the Asura aside, exchanging blows a few more times before stopping.
"Hehehehe... This isn't you moron." Ohma said while wiping off the blood. "What's the matter? Scared to lose."
Russell rose an eyebrow before grinning. "Heck, no! I'm wondering how I'll rearrange your face when I'm done." He taunted before popping his knuckles and goes to a fighting stance.
"Big words, but care to back it up?" Ohma asked before rushing with vigor. Adamantine Kata + Fire Kata = Flashing Steel Smash.
Russell roars before charging. Adamantium Kata + Flashbang Kata = Raging Iron.
The audience gaped in wonderment at the insane rush being displayed. "Fast..." Suoh whispered in admiration. "Both of them are quick." Elaine nods in agreement.
"Blaire..." Karla called. "Yeah, I saw it." The magical Cat replied. If she's correct, the enemy is speed while her companion is strength. Both had benefits and flaws. Blaire and the combatants can see the duo trained not to rely on their specialties.
The two collided as their fist struck, sending the Asura away while the Beast a step backward. "Crap! A second later, but..." Russell realized, his eyes not leaving his opponent. "My body is more durable than his!" With that, he plants his feet before blasting off again.
"He's making his way in!" Sayaka yelled.
"OHMA-SAN!" Kazuo yells in worry.
It felt hours as Russell gets nearer to Ohma, and once he was a close, Russell noticed something wasn't good. As his attack approaches, Ohma at once places his palm on it and redirects the move.
"Oh... Shit!" He murmured before crossing arms as an incoming punch.
Demonsbane.
Everyone flinched as the fighter went flying. "Damn it..." Ohma growled as he charges in with Fire + Redirection Kata = Flickering flame. Russell groaned before noticing a slight bruise on his arm. "Not bad..." He muttered before getting up and headbutts his friend before slamming to a wall. "Nice try but Zig-zag patterns are my specialty." He said.
Ohma grunted from the blow before elbowing his friend in the face before giving him a taste of his own medicine. Russell predicted this and was fast enough to use the wall as a foothold and traps Ohma by pinning one arm by his head with one's legs and the other arm with Russell's hands.
"Ohma-san!" Kazuo yelled in worry.
Ohma grunted and escaped the hold with brute force. Digging into his friend's leg with Iron fingers, Russell however only grunted. "Tch... stubborn bastard." He growled before shifting the balance and forces Ohma to the ground while grinding his face into the wall.
Some fighters flinched from the sight. "The way their fighting..." Rihito muttered. "It's like their bitter enemies." Akiyama, Kaede muttered.
"Ohma hang in there!" Kazuo cheered.
Russell roars as he puts more strength into his legs. Seriously, he knew how stubborn Ohma was, but it's already been a minute and this guy is still conscious despite the lack of air.
Ohma knew he would lose if he didn't do something. If he used Advance it might strain his body and give his opponent an advantage, but did he have a choice?
A familiar sound of heartbeat echoed in the arena before they knew it, Ohma pries off Russell's legs off him and slams him to the ground and immediately follows up with a revolved Ironbreaker punch. Adamantine + Water Kata = Ironbreaker Revolution. Russell's MUI activates and forces him to let go of his hold to dodge the blow. Not finished yet, Ohma uses another combination with Redirection + Flame Kata = Will-o'-the-wisp. Again, his opponent dodged the technique.
"Unbelievable! Ohma escaped!"
"We can say the same for Russell. That punch might have finished this fight if he hadn't let go."
Inaba Ryou was cheering for Ohma with Sekibayashi, but the Asura merely waves his hand. "Hey, is it just or does he seem more 'grown-up'?" Inaba asked.
"More like mellowed out."
Ohma panted as he switched the Advance off. No point in wasting stamina... for the moment. Meanwhile, Russell impressed that Ohma used Advance while being choked, but he was more impressed that the Advance Ohma was using didn't strain his body as the original did.
"So Ohma ready to go again?" As soon as those words left his mouth, the crowd erupted. Ohma grinned, the idea to get loose was entertaining for him. "I'm all warmed up."
"Me too," Ohma answered before raising a fist. Russell grinned and slowly approached his friend before giving a fist bump. The act confused many, but for the fighters, they immediately picked up as some kind of ritual for the two.
Though the height might have been awkward for Ohma until he saw a Russell's younger image, a time before all of this.
"That was freaking warm up!?"
"Well, it's only logical to hide some ace, but in this kind of situation..." Jerry said.
Sayaka nodded. "With both fighters being childhood friends and rivals, holding back mean defeat."
"But if they do that, both parties would lose the element of surprise. Ohma only knows Niko style which puts him at a disadvantage compared to Russell who replicated every technique that the fighters had shown." Karla said while looking at her future husband.
Baki the Grappler OST- The Road to Victory
There was a slight pause, but that quickly disappeared as the two immediately rushes in with their punch. Ohma grunted while Russell coughed up some blood, both aimed at their opponent's sternum.
Ironbreaker Revolution vs Adamantium Kata
The blow pushed each other back. The Asura grinned as he saw a fist mark on his body; the Beast wiped off the blood but smiles back. The two quickly traded blows at top speeds, but neither were getting hit. The two pupils of Niko were now using their full knowledge of martial arts.
Ohma was redirecting any attacks while performing counters while Russell was on the offensive, not giving Ohma a time to form an attack however most of them got countered but to Russell he didn't care.
"They're having another slugfest!"
"Whoa look at those two go."
"Kick his ass, Redgrave!"
"Don't let him win Ohma!"
Russell immediately jumps and kicks Ohma hard enough to make him fly a few feet away. The Asura rolled across the arena until stopping himself only to see Russell was already right before him and gets tackled to the ground.
The two rolled as they try to find a perfect chance to perform a grapple technique. When Russell was about to perform one of his moves. Ohma stops him with his knee, before kicking him off and gets up.
Russell raises his arms from a barrage of punches before grabbing one of his opponent's arm and performs a judo move. Ohma grunted from being slammed into the ground. The Asura immediately rolls out of the way and gets on guard when Russell tries to elbow him.
As the blow reaches its target, it vanished before Ohma knew it; he kicked him with a roundhouse, however; the blow was slow enough for him to grab his opponent's ankle.
Russell hissed from the pain before kicking his opponent with Vector Kata. The blow lacked strength, the momentum to harm Ohma, but it did its job as the Asura lost his grip. The Beast slides across the ground before stopping. He gets up before checking his ankle. It was bending at an awkward angle if lifted it would hang like a slice of fresh meat.
"Geez, you got me there.." He said while fixing his leg with a sickening crack. "Brutal as usual."
Ohma huffed before wiping some blood off his injured eye. "Same to you, you almost cost me an eye." He said. "The trickster side of yours gets on my nerves. Using Zone as an offensive, ballsy." For a second he mistook it for a feint, but he then remembered the sensation of when subjected to the technique.
"Martial arts is about taking on strong opponents, if you can't find an opening make one," Russell said. "Niko taught us that."
The Asura readies himself. "Yeah... I remember it vividly!" He then charges in with a punch. Russell intercepts it before doing some combo, forcing Ohma to step back before being kicked farther.
Ohma quickly braise himself when Russell slams his back onto him before getting crushed into a wall. "ORA!" The beast roared as he delivers a powerful punch. Ohma narrowly dodges it before giving his opponent an elbow cross.
Kuroki's P.O.V.
The devil lance had awoken after his surgery and was now looking at the fight with his trained eye. " Niko... those two are truly your pupils." He thought while letting out a smile. He never thought to see the day where he would see two masters of the Niko Style.
Those two had come so far, and the skill they displayed throughout the fight spoke of their journey. He would have to find some way to talk to them. They needed to know about Niko's past.
Kanoh Agito's P.O.V.
The current fang of Metsudo was looking at the two and noted both fighting styles were different. They expected that the two would share similarities, but no; They weren't seeing any kind hint that the two were using the same style.
It wasn't like 'him' when 'he' used Niko style. This could be a problem however They have bigger problems to deal with right now.
Kengan Asura Fighters P.O.V.
Imai Cosmo was looking at Russell with awe and envy. He never thought of his technique like that. Could that even work? He hated Russell for stealing his technique, but; he was proud and seeing it being used in ways he never imagined or dared to do.
The rest of the fighters felt the same. Some remained neutral as they never had the chance to display or lacked one.
Baki fighters P.O.V.
"Gotta hand it to his friend is doing a wonderful job in keeping up," Katsumi said. "No, I believe Ohma-san is already having a hard time with Russell, it's only because he knows Russell's fighting style that he has lasted this long," Retsu said.
"Russell is however not using any of his more powerful techniques," Shibukawa noted. "Especially the nasty one."
"Considering the result, I'm betting he can't use it again or he has a limit on how much his body can handle the strain. Using that might give the Ogre an edge." Doppo muttered while thinking on how to replicate some techniques his pupil had shown.
Hearing someone approaching them, the four turned and saw a familiar face. There stood a muscular 17 years old is that of a somewhat child-like demeanor, with curly short hair while being long in the back. He has a severely scarred body all around, with the only exception being his face. Another noticeable feature of Baki's appearance is the mole he has just above his upper lip on the side.
"Baki!"
The little devil smiled. "Yo." He said while waving his hands. "When I heard about Yujiro fighting in a tournament, I couldn't believe it, I just had to come and see it." He said. "And why didn't any of you told me about this? If Strydom had said nothing, I wouldn't have found out."
"We thought you knew," Katsumi said. "Strydom is always keeping you informed about Yujiro."
"Honestly, I only knew about this when the Ogre went missing two weeks ago," Strydom said. "Most of the government would have gone into chaos if they found out Yujiro went off the grid."
"So this is the guy you kept talking about," Baki said while looking at Russell. "The prodigy?" He then looked at the fight. He could tell the so-called prodigy was stronger than him.
Arena
Russell dodges another kick before delivering lower body blows. For Ohma the blow was heavy and knew Indestructible was not enough for it to diminish the attack. When going for a counter, Russell intercepts Ohma's attack by getting closer and forced him to defend lest he would suffer a barrage.
"He's restricting Ohma's movements with full-contact Karate," Kuneda said before realizing what Russell was planning. "NO! Don't take your distance!" He yelled as Ohma takes a step back from the attack.
Russell grins before throwing a punch towards his opponent, which shocked everyone as Sayaka grabs her microphone. "What!? He's throwing a punch, but..." She said as Jerry finished her sentence.
"Ohma's out of his range even if he extends his range with Dislocation."
To their surprise, the attack sends Ohma flying while Russell exhales with steam coming out of his mouth. "HOW!?" Most of them yelled. "Did anyone see it!?" Sayaka said. "No, it was too fast for me to see," Jerry answered.
The screen above them rewinds and then slows down, revealing that as soon as Ohma took a step back, Russell leans back before uprighting and dashes forward. "So he gave Ohma an illusion that he was getting farther," Sekibayashi said.
"Kuneda how did you figure it out?" Himuro Ryō asked. "Russell had no reason to risk himself to be that close, and Ohma has already shown that he's a master in grappling," Kuneda said. "And he has other techniques he could have used."
Russell watched as Ohma got up. "Impressive he used Demonsbane to redirect the attack. Except..."
Ohma pants from exhaustion. It was a good thing he used Demonsbane to redirect the flow of power to the ground, glancing at his bruised right arm. Using Indestructible was now out of his options.
Approaching Ohma, he hears Advance being activate in full power, Russell stops. "Using your ace..." He muttered as a red cloud erupts from his body. Ohma appears right after with a straight, but Russell dodges out of his way. "Well, I guess I have to do the same."
Limitless
He could feel his pulsing veins and his heart pumping faster and faster. As Ohma launches another attack, Russell stops it. "My turn~" He said before punching Ohma. The Asura took a step back before dodging the relentless blows of the Beast.
Ohma quickly steps on Russell's thigh as a foothold and delivers a knee kick to his opponent's face. Before Ohma was about to do a follow-up, the sound of the whip hitting his body sends him smashing into the ground.
"Columbus' Egg! Russell is using Columbus' Egg!" Jerry yelled in surprise.
"What's Columbus' Egg?" Sayaka asked.
"In Chinese Kenpo, it's a technique involves the user making their body fluid, allowing the practitioner to use their arms like a whip, enabling them to perform powerful 'slaps' which affect the largest human organ, the skin. Though in Japan I heard it's called Benda."
"It's the same move he used on me..." Rihito said.
While Ohma tries to get his breathing back Russell delivers the final blow but the Asura dodged the attack in time. Before grasping it and performs Water Kata: Bind of Pisces. Russell grunts in surprise as Ohma pulls him. "If I remember correctly..." Ohma said as he twists, forcing his friend to lose balance and fall.
Around the arena, the sudden turn surprised the entire audience and cheers erupted, urging Ohma not to lose his grip. "You can do it Ohma!" Kaede and Kazuo yells. The Asura somehow responded by pulling his opponent's arm harder.
"His giving Russell a taste of his own medicine!" Sayaka yelled. "If he keeps this up Ohma might have a chance in winning!"
"Keep it up Ohma!"
"Break his arm!"
"Rip him apart!"
"What are you going to do now?" Doppo asked while looking at his former student. "C'mon Russell," Katsumi muttered.
"Clock's ticking Beastly..." Raian said while watching the fight.
Baki was looking at the Beast, analyzing every attack pattern, and learning it. Still, hearing that this guy was his half-brother made him excited. What was his fighting style? What techniques was he still keeping? What was his goal?
Russell grunted before twisting his a bit until the palm touched his opponent's bare chest. Ohma grunted as Russell peeled the skin off. "Bastard..." Ohma growls before feeling the index finger making way into his body. Unable to bear the pain, he kicks him off.
The young man kicks off the ground and lands on the Asura's shoulders as he spins.
"His using the Spinning Lotus this time!" Jerry yells.
However, the spin stops midway as Ohma places his legs at a certain angle. Russell chuckles a bit as Ohma struggles to escape and stopping the technique.
"They're both lock in an extraordinary move. Just look at those muscles!" Sayaka yells.
"Break his neck!"
"Don't let up!"
"Keep up the pressure!"
Ohma roars as he escapes and throws his opponent before chasing after him. Russell spins before landing on his feet and deflect Ohma's attack. Ohma's left eye quickly becomes dull as Russell removes his index finger on his neck.
"Whoa, his using Doctor Hanafusa's Lingshu Chin Na!" Jerry said in shock.
Confused and shocked as it had halved his sight; Ohma briefly touched his face and realized nothing was obscuring his vision.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME!?" He roared, earning a smile from Russell.
"Pressure points," Russell said.
"Hanafusa-sensei..." Yoshizawa Kokomi said. The assassin nodded. "So he disabled Ohma's optic nerve. However, the original form must have been to remove the nerves." He said. "How... interesting."
Looking for his opponent, Ohma was unaware of Russell behind him until Kazuo pointed it out. By then it was too late. Dozens of fists collide with Ohma's body, Indestructible was barely doing any help.
"Mac punch," Katsumi said. "His combining it with your technique pops."
Doppo laughed. "Hah, the copycat is always trying something new. Honestly, it's good to have a creative mind, but using a technique you just suddenly come up with on a fight is insane."
Retsu chuckles when he remembered the time when Russell Shaori, most of his colleagues thought it was an insult but to Russell, it gave an edge. Even Kaku admitted using Shaori in that manner was plainly impossible.
Ohma pants as the assault finally ends. How many punches had he taken just now? He couldn't feel his chest anymore. Looking at his friend, he smiles. When was the last time he was like this? At the edge of defeat?
Hearing Kazuo cheering him on, he prepares himself for the final blow. His friend picks this up and prepares his own.
"Here it is folks, the final blow!" Sayaka said. "There is only one victor on this field, and neither of those two will give it up."
Dashing forward while roaring, calling forth their strength with every fiber in their being. Their attacks collide, Demonsbane vs Godsbane. The two attacks collided causing an enormous cloud of dust while everyone covered themselves.
When settling everyone cheered as it revealed the victor. Ohma was standing on with Russell on the floor, still. The Asura took a few breaths looking at his opponent who was now sitting up.
"Heh... he got me good..." The Asura thought before falling to the ground. Russell looks at Ohma before getting up.
"WINNER: RUSSELL REDGRAVE!"
The audience saw that the victor still suffered injuries as his left side had a fist mark and gashes on his right. Everyone was wondering how Russell countered the technique, especially to those who knew it. Retsu seems quickly catches on as it filled his face with realization. But was it possible? His junior had done what many couldn't do.
"Retsu are you okay?" Katsumi asked. "I'm fine. I just realized how Russell countered the technique."
This got everyone's attention and focused on Retsu. "First the technique was a bait," Retsu explained. "As soon as Ohma used his counter, Russell used Defensive Shaori, then switches Offensive Shaori. Godsbane is an offensive technique that increases the attacker's striking force. Demonsbane is a counter technique which returns the attack while adding the user's own force. That's three to four times increase, Russell would have no way of surviving that kind of force except..."
Baki was listening and quickly realizes one technique. "This Shaori, what does it do?" He asked. After Retsu briefly explains it. Everyone gets the idea. "So he used its defensive state and switches to the offensive in a split second." Doppo said.
"Switching styles in such a quick time, and that distance..." Katsumi muttered he was slowly getting ideas for his techniques.
"Ha! The kid keeps claiming he isn't a prodigy, and he keeps pulling one out of his ass every single time." Shibukawa joked, not knowing how right those words were.
As they all focused on Russell, Baki was looking at the victor. How was he to describe this guy? Insane? Bizarre? Unpredictable? No words were right for him. One thing is certain, he wanted to learn more about this guy. Techniques, fighting style, training, motivation and finally he wanted to fight him.
Infirmary
Russell was looking at the ceiling with a satisfied smile. There were many ways he could have won the fight, like using Ki attacks or other skills, but he felt hollow if he won like that to use something not part of the world. He wasn't afraid of using them or being an idiot... okay idiot as it was, he still won and that's all mattered and he proved that he was just good without them. He messed up that counter and it won't happen again.
Checking his stats, he sighs as he looks at it.
Username: Russell Redgrave/ Kaioh Redgrave
Stats:
Str: 605
Int: 450
Wis: 450
Dex: 620
End: 620
STMN: 630
Gold: 200, 489, 990
Skill Sets:
Emotion Suppression.
Observe/ Observe Thousand Imagery
Mastered Ultra-instinct (lv.3/3)
Vanisher (lv.3/3)
Star (lv.2/3)
Godhand (Lv.3/3)
Anomaly (lv. MAX)
Golden Rule (lv.2/3)Tricks (lv. MAX)
Absolute Zero (lv.2/3)
Eternal Arms (lv. MAX)
KI Manipulation (lv.2/3)
Niko style (lv. MAX)
Healer (Lv. 2/3)
Dismissing the screen, he glances at the door as Suoh arrived, Blaire was beside the door. "How's your arm?" Suoh asked. "It's fine, no need to worry." He said. "So did you enjoy the fight?" He asked.
"I was worried, but I knew you would win. You always find someway to surprise me." Suoh smiles and if he was a typical anime character, there would be an arrow shoving into his heart or something.
Russell grins before feeling Blaire's breasts at his back. "Are you sure you're fine? I knew something that might help~" Blair said while pushing her breasts. "I'm sure Su-chan can help me with 'mighty junior'."
Suoh blushes and looks down, how adorable. "If he wants it, I don't mind..." She muttered while becoming redder. Suoh had already accepted that Russell have no feelings for her but she still needed to reward but that boy scout persona of his!
"Well, Ru-kun?" Blair asked while looking with lust. "Later. I still have a fight left." He said as he quickly gets's up only for a black missile to tackle him to the floor.
"Russell!" She said. "Let's make babies!"
"Karla, please get off him." Horris said with Erioh appearing behind, followed by a doctor.
Russell just sighs as he lies down. "Well, I could always try the Kure clan's medication." He said.
Ohma's P.O.V
As soon as Ohma opened his eyes, Yamashita Kazuo was there asking if he was fine or if he was feeling pain. However, his mind was on another matter. He lost the fight, and he hated being weak. Russell was far stronger than he expected but yet...
His blood boiled for a rematch. He may have won this round, but the war was still on, he'll just have to expand his 'horizon' as the moron said. When hearing Yamashita Kazuo call out he's name, he looks at the old man with a determined grin.
"Yamashita Kazuo, I won't lose next time." He said.
The old man understood what he meant and smiled. "Hm... Next time I'm sure you'll win." Kazuo cheered.
Sorry about the long update I had to finish my Thesis, and I had to rewrite the chapter a couple of times since I think some parts just don't sit well with what I wanted to describe. Originally I wanted to write Baki meeting the MC during Spec beating Baki on the park. Later, I thought, there's no way Baki can be ignorant about his Dad fighting in a tournament. So yeah, Baki is meeting the Mc early.
