Now, the exciting battle; Siegfried versus The Black Cat!
One Piece: Bounty Seven
Chapter Thirteen: The Black Cat Approaches, Part 2
Siegfried stared at the person before him. The Black Cat was a young man in his late teens or early twenties, standing about six feet tall. He was dressed in a black jacket over a shirt the same color. Below that was a pair of jeans, also black. All of this clothing was stained with blood; that was to be expected, given what he had just been up to.
The assassin had dark-black hair, cut short like his. But what drew Siegfried's attention most were his eyes; they were golden, and slotted, just like a cat's. The visible portions of his body were slim but well-muscled. It was obvious he'd been trained well at whatever his style was - Siegfried spared a glimpse at the young man's hands; they were bloody as well. A hand to hand fighter, like him?
The Black Cat looked at him for a moment, and then sighed. "Okay, who the hell are you, and where the ----'s the commander?"
Siegfried frowned at the bad language for a moment, then reached up and flung off the uniform. He stood up, adjusting his glasses. "I'm afraid he's not here, and that you won't be seeing him. My name is-"
"Don't care." The Black Cat interrupted sharply. "I'm just gonna call you Shades, kay?"
As Siegfried blinked in confusion, he continued. "I guess you're some bodyguard or something that he hired, huh? Well sorry if I hurt your feelings, Shades, but I don't have any time for you. Busy schedule, you know, killing people. Sorry about that." He smiled at the bounty hunter. His teeth seemed longer than normal, somehow.
Siegfried coughed. "My name is-"
"Like I said, don't care." the assassin interjected cheerfully.
Siegfried glared. "-anyway, I'm afraid I can't tell you that. I wouldn't be doing my job very well if I did, now would I?"
The Black Cat thought about it for a moment, and then just shrugged. "Whatever. I was just gonna beat it outta ya anyway."
"Well," Siegfried said, his smile returning, "if you think you can, then-"
"Soru."
And then The Black Cat was right in front of him, sitting crouched on the desk and staring right into his eyes.
The assassin grinned happily. "I love that look on your face. NEKO TSUME!"
His fist moved as fast as his body just had, drilling into Siegfried's left cheek and sending him flying across the room.
The bounty hunter hit the ground hard, but flipped to his feet just as The Black Cat appeared in front of him once more.
The assassin quickly pulled back his left hand; not balled, but with his pointer finger extended. "Shigan!"
Just like the name, the finger pierced through his clothing - that was happening a lot lately wasn't it - and shot into his shoulder like a bullet. The pain was sharp and immediate; Siegfried grit his teeth in pain, but quickly lashed out with a blow of his own, aiming up at the assassin's face. "Geist Faust!"
The Black Cat smirked. "Kami-e."
Before the blow could hit him, his body suddenly seemed to bend and twist, becoming as flat as a piece of paper. In this state he easily evaded Siegfried's fist before returning to normal, immediately launching into a roundhouse kick. The blow smashed the bounty hunter in the side of his head, knocking him across the room once more.
Watching him land, The Black Cat pounded a fist into his palm, hopping back and forth quickly. "C'mon, Shades, don't bore me so bad!"
Quickly he zipped toward Siegfried again, his impressive speed making him practically invisible.
As Siegfried was getting to his feet, the assassin's fist slammed into his chest, pulverizing his solar plexus and knocking the wind out of him. As the bounty hunter collided with the wall, bouncing off and stumbling forward, The Black Cat slipped around to his side. Balling both his fists together, he slammed them down onto Siegfried's back with an excited roar.
The young man let out a choking noise, and his legs shuddered, but he still kept his footing...and then The Black Cat's knee came up and hit him in the gut. He'd have fallen right then and there, if not for his opponent grabbing him by the throat and driving him against the wall.
Dazed by the repeated blows, Siegfried looked up at the glinting golden eyes that were staring down at him.
The Black Cat snorted, sounding disappointed. "Pfft. You're too weak to fight me. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, though; no-one ever is."
Siegfried said nothing, breathing in and out, while he looked closely at the assassin.
This served to irritate him. "Quit starin' at me like that!" he growled, pulling back his free hand. "Maybe you'll stop if I put out one of your eyes!"
He suddenly snatched backward with his hand, producing seemingly from thin air a vibrating kunai.
The Black Cat looked behind him. "Not good enough."
With all his strength, he threw the kunai back at it's sender, Asakura. It was fast - too fast for the shinobi to dodge. It hit her dead-on in the throat, fortunately by the blunt end. Behind her mask, her eyes fluttered, and she crumpled to the floor.
"Heh, not a bad try, but you won't catch me getting hit by - AH!?"
This yell was delivered several octaves higher than how the assassin had been speaking before then. This was largely due to the fact that, while he had turned his back on Siegfried, the bounty hunter had raised his hand to The Black Cat's chest and squeezed.
The Black Cat stepped backward quickly, releasing Siegfried, who stood up straight.
The assassin pointed an accusing finger at the psychic. "Wh - what the ---- are you doing!? This is a fight, Shades, not a peep show!"
Siegfried adjusted his sunglasses, a smile creeping onto his lips. "Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I merely wanted to confirm something; I was starting to get a bit worried. I apologize...Miss Black Cat."
A moment passed, and then the assassin...just shrugged. "Yeah, so? Not like I was really hiding it to begin with. Why the hell do you care, anyway?"
Siegfried returned the gesture. "No real reason. It's just that ever since this fight started, I've felt...excited, somehow. A real rush - it's nice, I have to admit."
The Black Cat tilted her head quizically, but then grinned widely. "Ah, I get it. You're like me."
Siegfried gave a start. "Hm? How so?"
"Fighting." The assassin's eyes glinted. "You like it, that's all."
Siegfried's eyes widened behind his sunglasses. The Black Cat saw this and took a step forward. "What? Don't deny it. There's no way you agreed to do this for money; there are tons of other jobs available that won't get you killed. No...you took it because you wanted to fight me."
The bounty hunter found himself slowly nodding. "Maybe you're a little right about that...I feel like I've met a worthy opponent. The first in a while."
The Black Cat snorted. "'Worthy opponent'? What's that crap? You haven't done anything but be my punching bag since this thing started. It's boring as shit."
Siegfried nodded, a sympathetic frown on his face. "I'm sorry about that. It's not my nature to disappoint a lady."
He raised a finger and pointed at the assassin. "But that's enough. From now on, you won't be bored at all. I promise."
The Black Cat chuckled. "Heh heh, really? 'Scuse me if I'm not impressed, when all you've done is talk, talk, TALK!"
Again using Soru, the assassin sprinted straight at Siegfried again. To her somewhat shock, Siegfried rolled to the side, barely avoiding the speedy blow, but avoiding it all the same.
Pulling her hand out of the hole she'd made in the wall, The Black Cat watched as Siegfried flipped to his feet.
The psychic smirked. "Just because you're too fast to see doesn't mean I can't dodge your attacks...Kitten."
Immediately the young woman's eyes widened in fury. "DON'T CALL ME THAT! RANKYAKU!"
Spinning around, she swung a forceful kick toward Siegfried; too far away to actually hit him, of course, but that didn't matter. What appeared to be wind appeared from the arc her leg had made, flying across the room at the bounty hunter.
Siegfried didn't know what that technique was, but he knew trouble when he saw it. He acted quickly - the wind was just as fast as The Black Cat, having been sent out by her - and jumped away to the side.
He watched as the wind collided with the wall, barely missing him, and clove a large hole into it's surface. Watching the thick stone's remains drop to the floor, Siegfried thought for a moment about what that would do to him.
But once again, Siegfried's brain and his mouth proved not be in synch. He smiled coyly. "Oh, I'm sorry. Since you gave me a shallow nickname, I thought I was expected to do the same. Was I wrong, kitt-"
Quickly, Siegfried snapped out his palm to catch The Black Cat's incoming punch. He grunted; even with his telekinesis acting as a shield, he was only barely able to block it. To compound matters, the force of the attack also drove him backward.
He was able to turn this into an advantage, however, shifting his body and letting the momentum carry him away to the side. As he did, he struck out quickly with a snap kick, aiming for the assassin's face
The Black Cat sneered. "Tekkai," she said, not making any effort to dodge the blow. Siegfried's kick struck true...for all the good it did. The assassin didn't seem fazed whatsoever; on the contrary, it was Siegfried who felt the pain - hitting her face had felt like doing the same to a brick wall.
"Oh?" the assassin said pleasantly from behind Siegfried's foot. "Did a fly just hit me, or something? 'Cause there's no way that was a serious attack."
Quickly, she executed her speed technique once more, racing around and colliding into Siegfried with a kick of her own. This one was slightly more effective, to put it lightly, and it sent the psychic tumbling head over heels backward.
"And that wasn't, either," The Black Cat stopped long enough to say, before racing toward her opponent at top speed once more.
Siegfried's mind was on other things, though. "Five."
As the assassin came toward him (though he couldn't see it), Siegfried punched in her direction. He was starting to keep up with her movements...
"Geppou!" Well, starting to, anyway. Ducking swiftly under his fist, the young woman suddenly jumped ten feet straight upward - driving an uppercut into Siegfried's chin as she did so.
"...and there's six." Siegfried concluded to himself as he hung in the air close to the ceiling, just before gravity began pulling him back toward the floor.
The Black Cat was more than happy to help this along, naturally. Sailing past Siegfried on her way up, she had turned around as she reached the ceiling. Now she pushed off of it with her feet, executing the same technique again.
"Geppou; Neko Chouyaku!"
Siegfried let out a choked cry of pain as two punches slammed into his mid-section, propelled by the falling momentum and the jumping technique his opponent had used. He was sent swiftly crashing into the floor.
Smoothly, The Black Cat flipped off her prone opponent, flashing him a wide grin. "Now that was."
"...ah...I see." grunted Siegfried, slowly getting to his feet. His sunglasses were, amazingly, still on his face. "Your standards are quite impeccable, I must say."
His eyes grew eager behind his sunglasses. "Now I'll show you mine."
The assassin snorted. "Keep saying stuff like that, Shades. Maybe it'll come true. Soru!"
Immediately, Siegfried swung a punch - nailing The Black Cat directly in her cheek. Caught off guard, the blow sent her reeling long enough for Siegfried's leg to swing in and kick her in the chest.
Just like her namesake, however, the assassin kept her feet and leapt back to put distance between them.
She looked pleased, despite the new cut across her lip. "Not bad, Shades...can you keep it up!? Rankyaku; SHISHI HOUKOU!"
Another strong kick produced another slicing air wave. This one was different, however - it took the form of a roaring lion's head, one that looked ready to bite Siegfried's head off.
Swiftly, both of the psychic's hands went to his temple. Concentrating hard, even as the attack soared toward him, Siegfried's eyes flashed behind his sunglasses. He thrust out his hands together.
"GEIST DONNER!"
As a rule, assassins generally aren't stupid, and even as the words left Siegfried's mouth, The Black Cat's body moved gracefully in a dodge. Not quickly enough, however, as what felt like a powerful shockwave slammed into her mid-movement. The force of the attack, and the shock of it being completely invisible, should have been enough to make her fall - but that would have meant falling in front of him. So she didn't.
Rolling to her feet, she looked up to see Siegfried, who was sporting a new cut along his side. Despite this wound, he smiled at her and held up two fingers.
The assassin grinned back, less pleasantly. "...okay, calm down. Crushing him wouldn't be any fun if he didn't piss you off a little."
Again, the young woman executed Soru, racing toward Siegfried. He swung another dead-on punch toward her, but this time she anticipated it.
"Kami-e!"
Her body becoming as thin as a piece of paper, The Black Cat slipped past the psychic's punch and around to his side...
...only to be nailed right in the chin as Siegfried's other hand snapped up, hitting her just as she ceased the technique.
As the assassin reeled back from the blow, Siegfried followed, swinging his other fist forward.
"Geist Faust!"
The battle-hungry young woman let out a choked gasp as the telekinesis powered blow hit her directly in the stomach. Her knees wobbled for a moment...but only a moment, and then one of her fingers came around in a blur, stabbing Siegfried in the side of his arm before the psychic could react.
"Shigan; Neko KIZU!"
Siegfried grit his teeth as the finger was violently torn out, leaving another gash in his skin. Rather than press her luck, The Black Cat hopped backward, now panting slightly.
As his blood dripped to the floor from his many wounds, Siegfried smiled. "You don't seem able to take hits as well as you can give them, Miss Black Cat."
The Black Cat responded with a smile of her own, showing off a lot of teeth. "Maybe, yeah. I'm also not as good at bleeding as you are; what a shame."
"Well," Siegfried said ironically, "not everyone can be as good at things as me. Don't feel too bad, Kitten."
A moment passed, during which the only noise was The Black Cat clenching her fist tightly. Despite this, though,
Then the battle resumed. This time, they both attacked each-other at once, closing the distance between themselves quickly.
The Black Cat was quicker, and pulled one fist back. "Tekkai; TORA KUJIKU!"
Siegfried again thrust out his own arm, palm first. "Geist Schilde!"
The technique slammed into him, the impact from the blow spreading throughout the psychic's body. However, the barrier seemed to hold just as well as last time...or at least, it appeared to. Siegfried realized this wasn't the case when his feet suddenly left the floor.
Grinning, The Black Cat stepped back as Siegfried flew through the air, a complete sitting duck. She couldn't just let that go, now could she?
A quick usage of Soru, and one dart later the assassin was facing the psychic's oncoming back. Her grin widened.
"Geppou; Kurohyou ZENSHIN!"
Siegfried let out a cry of pure pain as his opponent's foot was driven hard into his backside. His flight was halted, and he fell hard to the floor. Before he could even think of raising his head, what felt like The Black Cat's elbow slammed into it from behind, driving him even deeper into the stone.
"Well?" asked the assassin's voice, right next to his ear. "Can you get up, Shades?"
Amazingly, Siegfried felt the pressure stop, and heard The Black Cat get back up, and take a step or two backward. "If you can't, the fight's over. Simple as that."
Reaching out, the bounty hunter pushed at the floor, trying to rise...and then fell back down. The assassin's attack had simply done too much damage, combined with his other wounds, to make that possible.
"Can't, can ya?" asked The Black Cat. "Tch, figures. You weren't bad...but not good enough to satisfy me, that's for sure."
She began to walk away. "See ya, Shades. Or not."
From Siegfried's perspective, time began to slow down, as he looked inward...
With a cry of pain, Siegfried flew through the air, hit the wall on the far side of the room, and fell crumpled to the floor.
The training rooms at Greiger Academy were as grand as the rest of the facility. Making up a large part of the first floor, they catered to just about any fighting style a cadet could choose for themselves; swordsmanship, boxing, gunslinging...or even wrestling, as was currently the case.
From the sidelines came a whistle. "That's another point. That puts the score at 19 to 0, against Siegfried." The female student couldn't quite keep the satisfaction out of her voice.
"Ha ha!" laughed a voice from the other side of the room. "It's gonna be an even twenty in a little bit, so you might as well mark it down right now! Heh, unless twinkletoes manages to knock me down twenty times somehow. That'd be a laugh, eh? Ha!"
As Siegfried began to struggle to his feet, the other voice turned serious. Well, slightly less boisterous, anyway.
"You know what your problem is, Siegfried?"
The psychic ignored him.
Or tried to, anyway. "You think you're better than everyone, at everything! And maybe you are, when it comes to most people at this academy."
Siegfried stopped at this, looking across the room at his opponent.
"But what happens when you run into someone like me, who's better than you!? From what I've seen, you're not capable of adapting to that!"
Siegfried grit his teeth, looking angry.
"You need to change your attitude, buddy. If you go around acting like you're superior to everyone, then they'll want to kick your ass! Like I just did!"
With a cry of rage, Siegfried finally charged.
The lesson continued. Painfully.
"Hah...if he was here now, he'd give me an even worse beating, wouldn't he...?"
Just as The Black Cat was about to leave the room entirely, a noise caught her ears.
"...orry..."
Blinking, she turned. "Eh? You say somethin', Shades?"
The bounty hunter was getting to his feet. Turning around, he smiled. "Yes. I have something I need to admit, that I haven't been able to...no, refused to until now."
"Yeah? And?" said the assassin, not sounding particularly interested.
"You're better than me."
Instantly, The Black Cat's expression changed to one of complete surprise. "...'Scuse me?"
"Yes," Siegfried nodded, "you're my superior in almost every way when it comes to fighting."
He bowed, clasping an arm over his chest. "Furthermore, I've done nothing but be rude to you this entire battle. I apologize."
A moment passed, and then the assassin's mouth turned from open astonishment to a sneer.
"What, are you trying to sound cool, or something?" she growled. "Don't tell me stuff I already know like it's some big deal."
However, she then offered a begrudging smile. "But I do have to admit, saying something like that does take some guts. Not as much as willingly fighting me, but hey, the first one won't get you put in traction."
"That is probably going to happen," Siegfried admitted, "but I'm afraid I still can't give up. The life of a mercenary, you know."
"Yeah..." said The Black Cat sympathetically. "The coward hires a guy who actually has balls to defend him...a real shame. Whatever he's paying you, it ain't enough."
"Oh, but it is, kitten." Siegfried mused to himself. "In ways that go beyond mere Beri."
Again, the momentary halt for casual conversation ended, this time in the form of Siegfried rushing at his opponent.
The Black Cat mirrored the move, charging at Siegfried with Soru.
As this happened, the bounty hunter concentrated. In the face of her overwhelming skill and power, his body could falter, but his mind never would. He focused on the tips someone had given him about fighting back at the academy, keeping them at the forefront of his thoughts.
"It doesn't matter if someone moves fast. They still have to follow the laws of movement. Just stay calm, and hit them!"
Siegfried ducked well in advance, grunting as The Black Cat's punch grazed his shoulder. Even a glancing blow from her was enough to cause considerable pain. He swung out with his own fist, hitting the assassin in the side of her chin.
"Ignore the pain; in a fight, it will only distract you. Remember, as long as you're still standing at the end, then you win!"
She seemed to follow that rule too, however, and she shoved out with the palm of her hand, catching Siegfried in the chest and sending him reeling backward.
"If your attacks don't seem to be working...then attack some more! Any good fight is supposed to last a while; besides, your punches are like bee stings anyway, so it wouldn't be a surprise."
Following up on that, The Black Cat leaped swiftly into the air, thrusting a finger straight at Siegfried's forehead as she came down equally fast.
Quickly grabbing out, Siegfried's hand grasped suddenly grasped her around the wrist, not caring as the finger grazed the side of his arm and drew more blood. The assassin had time to gasp in surprise before Siegfried's knee slammed into her, sending her flying.
"Any advantage they have can be turned into a disadvantage. All you have to do is find it, and then you can hit them more!"
True to form, The Black Cat flipped around in midair, landing perfectly back on the floor...only to be struck in the chest by a kick from Siegfried.
"If you see an opening, take it! Never show your enemy weakness; show them you're a warrior!"
The Black Cat grit her teeth in pain and annoyance as she stumbled backward. Most people didn't have time to notice her weaknesses - specifically, being a bit of a Glass Cannon - let alone use them against her. But he had, and it was pissing her off and impressing her at the same time. But interesting or no, she'd wasted too much time on him already; it was time to end this, and get to her actual target. But how to do it?
"Let's see here...no, that's too fatal. That probably won't work on him...and he's already bleeding too much for that...aha! That'll do the job just fine."
She bent low, adopting a stance one might liken to an olympic runner. "Hey, Shades," she called over, eyes glinting and a familiar grin spreading across her face, "let's finish this up, 'kay? Like I said before, I got stuff to do."
"Well, my schedule is wide open." Siegfried replied innocently. "But I do see your point. If we continue for much longer, it will only get boring."
He shifted as well, drawing his left arm back purposefully. "Go ahead, then. Come at me, and we'll see which one of us will be walking away from this."
"I think I can guess." the grin turned savage.
Then she was off like a bullet. Even by Soru's standards she was amazingly fast; at least double the speed she'd been moving at before.
Siegfried ignored it. He closed his eyes, and remembered the last piece of advice that fellow cadet had given him.
"Lastly, and this is important, so remember it. Whatever you do...DON'T LOSE!"
"GEIST KANNONE!"
"TEKKAI; TSUIN TORA KUJIKU!"
Wham.
Siegfried shook, and then coughed up some blood. The twin punches had hit him side by side in his chest, and that technique didn't mean 'Iron Mass' for nothing. It felt like two barbells had crashed into him at the top speed of a...cheetah, to use the appropriate metaphor.
However, it had been a direct hit on both sides. His fist had hit The Black Cat dead on, and the psychic shockwave combined with the momentum she'd built up had dealt a devastating blow to her as well.
She was the first one to step backward. Her legs were shuddering, and her body was coated in bruises at this point. Even if she'd been overwhelming Siegfried during most of the fight, her injuries were still about equal. That was how it went sometimes in fights.
"Heh...heh..." she gasped, "that was nice, Shades. A good, clean hit..."
Suddenly, she snapped up her hands, fingers pointed outward. "SHIGAN; GOUGAN KYOURAN!"
The attack was sudden, and Siegfried couldn't have dodged even if he had seen it coming. Ten ripples in the air shot through his chest; they did no external damage, but his insides weren't so lucky. He felt more blood coming up to his mouth.
"Heh...how was that, huh..." The Black Cat couldn't stay standing any longer. She fell, with a smile on her face.
Siegfried, for his part, stayed on his feet for a few seconds longer before he collapsed as well, on top of her.
"Hm." the bounty hunter thought to himself, once he had made certain he wasn't going to bleed to death. "This hasn't happened in a while...it makes me feel nostalgic. Oh well...at least I have something warm to lay on."
To be continued...
Next time, on One Piece: Bounty Seven...
Siegfried: If I'm a bounty hunter, then I don't have any laws to break, do I?
???: And just who, pray tell, belongs to this voice?
???: I'm a fair man, unless I've been pushed. And you just have.
The Black Cat, Part 3
Siegfried: Your plans and mine don't quite coincide, I'm afraid.
The Dude of Doom - Well, bounty hunters go after infamous pirates or other criminals, and mercenaries will pretty much do anything. At least those are the only differences I can think of at the moment.
Lord Gambit508 - Let me know when you do; I'm sure it will be interesting.
Shinobi-dono - Shhhhh. No-one else noticed. And you're about half right, there. You'll probably get it after you've read the chapter.
Attacks
Siegfried
Geist Donner - German for 'Mind Lightning'.Concentrating hard, Siegfried sends a shockwave flying out of his forehead. Like his other attacks, the wave is invisible, and this can easily catch his opponents off guard. This attack is particularly taxing on him, however, and can result in a bad headache if used too much in a short time.
The Black Cat
Rokushiki - Japanese for 'Six Powers', the Rokushiki are superhuman abilities acquired by intense training. Although usually used by marine officials, some people have been able to learn the techniques from outside sources. It's currently unknown where The Black Cat learned them, however.
Soru - Japanese for 'Shave'.One of the six Rokushiki talents.. By kicking off the ground ten times in the space of one instant, the user can attain a truly impressive speed, often becoming invisible to the untrained eye. This seems to be the easiest talent to learn, as certain individuals have been able to adapt it for their own use.
Shigan - Japanese for 'Finger Gun'. The second of the six Rokushiki talents. Thrusting out their fingertips at an opponent, users of this technique are able to pierce through flesh like paper. Often used for dispatching targets, quickly and quietly.
Kami-e - Japanese for 'Paper Drawing'. The third of the six Rokushiki talents. Flattening their bodies like, well, paper, users are able to evade attacks by twisting around.
Rankyaku - Japanese for 'Storm Leg'. The fourth of the six Rokushiki talents. Kicking out hard, the user sends out an 'air blade' at an enemy.
Tekkai - Japanese for 'Iron Mass'. The fifth of the six Rokushiki talents. By hardening their bodies like iron, users are able to resist enemy attacks to a degree. To harden your entire body using the skill, standing still is usually necessary, but The Black Cat can evidently do it with a single hand and still move. Despite this, however, she isn't terribly good at utilizing Tekkai defensively.
Geppou - Japanese for 'Moon Step'. The last of the six Rokushiki talents. Kicking out with about the same strength as when using Rankyaku, the user is able to leap several feet into the air.
Neko Tsume - Japanese for 'Cat Claw'. The Black Cat delivers a clean, hard punch to her opponent. This attack is quite fast, and is usually used in conjunction with Soru, to catch her opponents off guard; often successfully, as Siegfried demonstrated.
Geppou; Neko Chouyaku - Japanese for 'Cat Leap'. Using Geppou, The Black Cat delivers a powerful rising or falling punch to an enemy, depending on the situation.
Rankyaku; Shishi Houkou - Japanese for 'Lion Roar'. The Black Cat sends out a Rankyaku resembling a roaring lion's head, as the name implies. Quite a bit more powerful than the average version of the skill, but it moves slightly slower.
Shigan; Neko Kizu - Japanese for 'Cat Scratch'. Stabbing an opponent using Shigan, The Black Cat then viciously tears the finger out, leaving a large wound and causing bleeding.
Tekkai; Tora Kujiku - Japanese for 'Tiger Crush'. Hardening a fist with Tekkai, The Black Cat smashes it hard into an opponent. This attack can break through stone and certain types of metal.
Geppou; Kurohyou Zenshin - Japanese for 'Panther Drive'. Leaping at an enemy with Geppou, The Black Cat drives one of her feet hard into their body.
Tekkai; Tsuin Tora Kujiku - Japanese for 'Twin Tiger Crush'. Essentially the same as Tiger Crush, but with twice the fists, twice the effectiveness, and twice the pain.
Shigan; Gougan Kyouran - Japanese for 'Pride Fury'. Applying Rankyaku's principles to Shigan, The Black Cat sends out a flurry of 'air bullets' from her finger tips. Weak on their own, but can be devastating if they all hit at once.
Well, until next time...see ya.