"Peko." I said, staring said girl down as she stood across from me.
"This is a fight that you can not win, Dakota." Peko said as she held herself with pride and completely defended.
"That may be true, but I will give it all I've got to test myself." I said, taking in every little detail around me.
"You may try, but this is over before it even begun." She said, narrowing her eyes at me.
"If I can not hold myself up to your standards, then I'm not ready for the future." I said, placing my right hand on my rapier, that was on my left hip.
"If you think that you can defeat me in a dance, then you have a wild imagination." She said, holding her sword out, getting ready to fight.
"Quiet, if you think you're so good, then show me the power of the Ultimate Swordsman!" I said, pulling out my rapier and pointing it at her, with her doing the same with her sword, tossing the sheath aside.
"Peko, finish him off!" Fuyuhiko commanded, with her charging forward.
"Go Dakota, take her down!" Ibuki cheered, pumping her fist into the air as I charged as well.
Funny thing, Ibuki was told to hang out with Fuyuhiko today, while I got Peko. We just swopped partners is all.
One we reached the other, our swords clashed, with us swinging at the other again, and again. When we charged at the other again, both of us pushing against the others blade, trying to over power the other. Smirking, her eyes widened as I pulled out a small knife and slashed at her, with her jumping back in time. Using it to my advantage, I slashed at her three times, with her blocking each one, but was unprepared for me to get through her guard.
Reaching for her arm, I watched as she slashed at me, with me backing off with a quick step, almost losing my hand in the process. Seeing her jump over me, I watched as she slashed downwards for my back. Once she landed behind me, I couldn't help but smirk as I heard her gasp, because I had blocked with another sword, smaller than my rapier, but just as strong.
"Your reputation proceeds you." I said as she jumped away, with me facing her. "Good." I said, keeping my smile up.
"Dakota." She said, standing up straight. "You are no normal person, that is clear in your speed. Where did you learn to move that fast? She questioned, with me shrugging.
"Myself." I answered, as it was all true.
"You mean to tell me that you're self taught?" She asked, with me nodding.
"My life isn't easy, it isn't one that a normal person could of survived." I said, narrowing my eyes.
"That's clear enough." She shot back, narrowing her eyes.
"Where I came from, what I went through, the weak die and the strong survive." I said, with her shooting forward once again, with me blocking her attack.
"Everyone has a bad life." She said, slashing at me again, with me ducking under her attack. "Life is precious." She said blocking her attack and getting around her. "You should realize that!" She said as I slashed at her, with her stepping back just in time. "That every life is precious!" She said as she tried to pierce my chest, but I spun out of the way and then slashed at her, but she ducked under it, where I then kicked at her, but she jumped away from me, only to jump back into the air, spinning around and slashing at me, with me blocking the attack, where she tried over powering me. "No one should have the right to take a life." She said, with me narrowing my eyes.
"That's funny, coming from an actual killer." I whispered, where she was the only one to hear, shocking her as I pushed her away. Seeing an opening, I tossed the small dagger at her, with her eyes widening and then blocked it with her sword. "You're done." I said, pulling on the wire and sending it right back at her, shocking her even more. She slashed at it a total of three times before she finally cut the wire, but it was already too late as I was already in the air with her. Smirking at her, I kicked her back to the ground, with her crashing with a thud, where we got gasps from the other two students. As I came down, I went to drive my knee into her chest, but she rolled away, but when she looked back I was already on the hunt and kicked her away again. "What's wrong, I know that's not your best, get up and give me your all, so far you're not a challenge for me." I said, looking down at her downed form.
"A challenge, is that all you want?" She asked, holding her chest where I had kicked her.
"Yes, and so, you should get serious with me." I said, aiming to stab her in her shoulder, but she kicked me away, making me smirk as it had more power in her swings earlier. Sliding back a few feet, I stared her down, seeing her standing there, looking at me like I wasn't even a challenge for her. "So, the time has come for you to get serious." I said, tilting my head at her.
She brought her sword up to her hand, and cut her finger, shocking not only me but the others as well. "Peko, what do you think you're doing!" Fuyuhiko Questioned as he flinched in fear, something I would of never seen if I wasn't here. "Ibuki, we need to go, NOW!" He said, grabbing her shoulders and started pushing her away.
"Why, Ibuki wants to watch!" She said, fighting to stay put.
"We can watch from the next floor, its too dangerous here at the moment!" He said, with them finally leaving.
"So, this is your trump card, Blood Lust." I said, having seen and felt its power before, but this time, I could feel a dark aura around her.
"I've killed a lot of people in my life." She started, pointing her sword at me with one hand. "My blade and I remember them all, there dying faces, the light that fades from there eyes, all of it. I take the full weight of that guilt upon my self and strike it onto others." She said, with me smirking at her.
"I'm impressed, you're the first person I've run into whos been able to control there blood lust and turn it into something more." I said truthfully as I stared at her aura.
"I will make sure that you never revile the truth to anyone, by striking you down." She said, where it looked like she vanished, shocking me as she appeared in front of me moments later, aiming to stab me in the face, with me blocking her attack just in time. She then spun in mid air and kicked me back, knocking me back a few feet, but was already upon me with another strike, which was also blocked. She then rolled under me and tried attacking from behind, but I blocked it with my smaller sword again.
She started doing hit and run tactics, with me getting annoyed as she didn't strike, because she was waiting for a counter. Looking up, I jumped after her and we clashed once more, with both of us jumping back onto the railing of the second floor, across from the other, with me tossing the smaller sword at her, stabbing right where she was, but my eyes caught her jumping on said blade to get to me. Before she strikes, she jumped over me, with me looking up at her as she came back down with a vengeance.
She knocked me through the second floor railing and back onto the first floor, but I had blocked in time, my sword stopping it just in time. she started screaming angerly as I could feel the tip of her blade cracking my sword, with it breaking and piercing my arm other arm that I used to back up my swords defense.
Kicking her away, I let my arm hand loose as it was done, but I wasn't. "How about that." I said, looking at my arm and broken sword. "Its been a while since I've seen my blood after a fight." I said, looking at her. "It will be just as fun when I return the FAVOR!?" I yelled, feeling my own blood lust growing. We charged at the other, with me taking her on with one hand.
Our first strike ended with me sliding my blade across her stab, but she pulled up on it before I could cut her. spinning around her slashes, I slammed my sword onto hers, with me grinning as I was over powering her with one arm. Seeing an opening, I threw some of my blood into her face, with her covering her eyes. Spinning around, I kicked her away, knocking her a good few feet away.
Jumping after her, I went to stab her, but she rolled away just in time. Before I could stab the ground, I kicked at her, throwing a hidden blade at her from the inside of my boot. Seeing her jump up in time, I followed her and went to stab her, but she spun out of the way and went to strike, but was too slow as I slashed at her first, with her back flipping in mid air to save her self.
Once we landed again, I charged at her, with her jumping to the her right as soon as I slashed, watching her every move. Slashing at her twice, I then kicked at her as she thought I was in range and tried blocking the first two attacks, forgetting she shortened my blade. seeing her charge right back, she kicked me twice in mid air and then slashed, with me blocking it before anything could happen, but the power of the strike pushed me away from her.
Looking at her, I saw her breathing heavily. 'Prepare yourself for she is going to use her full power.' I thought, pointing my sword at her once again. "Come!" I demanded, wanting to end this. Seeing her charge at me, I tossed my sword at her like a spear, shocking her, but she was faster that it and continued to head my way. I started kicking and smacking each strike that came my way, but as soon as she did she was already attacking from another direction. Leaning back from another stab, I smirked at her as I reached out and grabbed at her, only for her too vanish. 'She used my blood lust against me, then where is she!?' I thought, actually shocked at what she just did.
"You're done!" I heard, with me looking up at her as she fell from the sky with a deadly strike, aiming to kill me.
"You're right, I am." I said, getting cut from my chest down to my knee, my dodge not nearly good enough to get away. Stepping back, I was glad that the tip of the blade was the only thing that did damage, because if it was deeper, I would be dead. I grabbed my pants and shirt before they could fall off, with me smirking at her. "If you wanted me to strip, I could of done it my self." I said, getting a blush from her, knocking her out of her blood lust state.
"Sorry, I took things too far." She said, looking away.
"Don't worry about it, its why I brought extra clothes with me." I said, jerking my head over to my bag that was in the corner of the room. "I knew I couldn't match up to you, so I prepared come medical supplies and a new set of clothes." I said, where I made my way over to the bag. "Also, could you look away, I need to get changed." I said, looking over my shoulder at her.
"Sure, I'm done here anyways." She said, making her way out the door already.
Taking off my shirt, just by relaxing my arms, I let the shirt fall off, flinching as the fabric moved across my injured arm. Using my good arm, I slid it off my bad arm as slow as possible. Tossing it onto the ground, I let my pants fall as well, as well as my underwear as It was cut as well.
Hearing a thud behind me, I turned and looked at where it came from, but I saw nothing. Shrugging, I bent down and opened my bag and started getting the medical supplies first.
Later
"You are strong, even keeping up with Peko in a clash of swords." Fuyuhiko said, staring at me with wide eyes as he stood next to Peko, who now had a bandage on her finger.
"He only kept up in speed, the rest wasn't much." She commented, gaining his attention as a maid brought forth a tray with four plates on it.
"Seriously?" He asked, with me nodding.
"I'm no match for her, but my speed was the only thing that let me get a chance." I answered as I looked at his place, seeing Karinto, while the other three plates had spaghetti on them. "We're missing someone." I said, with them looking at me.
Suddenly, the door opened, with us looking at it, seeing Ibuki holding her nose as it looked like she was losing a lot of blood. "OH MY GOD, IBUKI'S BEEN ATTACKED!?" Fuyuhiko yelled, with the maid running away and Peko getting her sword ready while I rushed after the hurt girl.
"Who did this to you, who attacked you!?" I questioned, ready to kick some ass.
She looked at me, a goofy grin on her face and a huge blush, confusing us. "I...I saw...EVERYTHING!?" She yelled, before passing out as more blood shot out, confusing us on what she meant.