The sheen of deadly intent whizzed by, Tenya catching his reflection losing a hair or two to the serrated edge. He threw a wild hay-maker, connecting with nothing but empty air as Spinner leapt gracefully out of harm's way.
"For a speedster, you're pitifully slow."
"Save your breath, villain."
The engines sprouting from Tenya's legs sprung to life once more, thrusting him forward at a break-neck pace. Spinner threw his blade up to take the brunt of the impact, realising the threat his opponent posed. The air itself was sliced as the younger Ingenium dashed by several times, throwing a punch or kick each time he passed.
"Dammit kid," Spinner cursed through teeth gritted with force that threatened to shatter them, the mounting pressure from each successive attack beginning to disconcert him, "just, stay, STILL!"
With a mighty swing, the katana cut into Tenya's armoured abdomen, interrupting his onslaught with a direct hit.
"Not so jittery now, are ya!?"
Spinner's battle-crazed attitude was beginning to wear thin on the turbo hero. Refusing to allow his opponent to draw blood lest his overconfidence grow even more unbearable, Iida pulled the fanatic in closer before reeling back and delivering a hardy headbutt. Spinner fell to one knee, placing a palm to the ground before stabilising.
"ENOUGH ALREADY! I've heard just about enough of your prattling, you sycophant!" Tenya walked slowly to his staggering adversary, both sides' composure totally lost, "You know nothing of what it means to fight for the sake of others, you only fight to satisfy your own indulgent desires!" Before Spinner had regained his equilibrium, he was met with another mighty jab, lurching backwards with the hit. Where the hell did this come from!? The kid's totally different!
"You joined the League of Villains merely out of admiration for Stain, correct? You're nothing but a pathetic imitation of a homicidal maniac!"
With that, a glint in Spinner's eye snapped Tenya out of his trance. "Imitation, huh? Funny you should say that, Re-Run. Who was it who did your brother in, again? How history repeats itself!"
"I keep the legacy of my brother's efforts as a hero alive out of respect! You're nothing but a xerox of a killer!"
"Is that so? You'd think respecting a legacy would mean learning from their mistakes."
The lizard pulled a nigh-invisible string, coated in some sort of camouflage Iida suspected, driving a rotary blade into the enraged student's back. It made short work of his armour, carving into his spine and spilling his blood. He pulled forward with a scream of agony, battling to stay on his feet. Dropping to his knees, the world began to spin.
Spinner swung his leg forward, boot meeting Iida's chin, causing him to sprawl backwards, driving the weapon further into his flesh, eliciting yet another cry of pain. Tenya rolled onto his stomach, mind racing.
"Pathetic. I'm sure your brother is very proud of you. You're so easy to rile up, you know that?"
Shuichi drove the tip of his katana through his enemy's shoulder, pinning him to the ground. He drove his heel into Iida's head, grinding it into the the cold, hard dirt.
"You're gonna die, mini-me. Any last words for brother dearest?"
Tenya struggled momentarily, the feeling in his left arm slowly dissipating to the steel embedded in it. Have to... have to distract him... "...would...Stain, be proud of you, Iguchi?"
"Ha! Guess that blood loss has already got you a little loopy! Of course he would be, can you say the same for your brother?"
"Grr... Perhaps, not... but..." Tenya fiddled with the joints of his upper armour using his free arm, loosening the plating.
"But what? The suspense is killing me!"
"...but, you should, check your weaponry..."
"Nice try kid, but I-"
Iida's armour detached, falling apart. The blade lodged in his back came loose as he shifted awkwardly onto his side, his pinned shoulder rising at a sickening angle. Spinner's eyes widened as realisation hit him. Acting swiftly, he ducked, only for his legs to be kicked out from under him. The spinning saw-blade was retracted back across the attached string, launching directly into Spinner's hand. Tenya carefully removed the sabre from his now completely disabled appendage, standing in spite of his grievous injuries.
Shuichi kneeled, reduced to tears from the pain. His eyes, frantic and searching, raised just in time to see Iida's leg swinging at him with full force.
"Recipro Turbo!"
The moment the blow connected, Spinner's cries went silent, instantly knocked out. Grappling with unconsciousness himself, Tenya settled for a moment before driving himself single-mindedly back towards the warehouse. Got to... help... the others...
AN: Bit of a shorter chapter this time, hope you don't mind, dear readers. Next chapter or two may be similar in length, so apologies in advance if they're a tad small for your tastes. With that said, the coming chapters I hope to make as action-packed as this, so do stay tuned~