Preparations for a Funeral!
Mikoto dashed forward. He morphed into his coyote form, mid-dash. His shrunken form ran forward aiming for the small gap to Trevor's side. Trevor quickly brought his powerful right hand downwards. Mikoto's eyes widened and his instincts kicked in. He jumped backwards avoiding the downwards thrust. Trevor's hand slid into the wooden floorboards of the ship without a problem.
This was the first time Mikoto witnessed Trevor's powers. He was immediately reminded of a sword, but the sword was incredibly sharp. With that thrust he easily put a hole in his ship. Trevor smiled, he read Mikoto's uneasiness with the situation and took advantage of it. Trevor charged, he brought his hand across, swiping at Mikoto's neck aiming to end it with one quick and final blow. Mikoto leapt into the air above Trevor. Mikoto brought his fist downwards aimed at Trevor's skull, but Trevor's body dodged to the side causing Mikoto's fist to simply slip on by. Trevor smiled as the fist completely missed him.
Mikoto quickly regained his footing and separated himself from Trevor. Trevor taunted Mikoto to try again. Mikoto rushed in and fired multiple punches for Trevor's head. Trevor easily avoided each and every blow with simple weaving of his head. Mikoto's punches all breezed past Trevor's head, none of them made contact. Each blow was close, but Trevor's head always seemed to be one centimeter to the side avoiding the punch.
Mikoto quickly fired a one-two punch, the first punch forcing Trevor's head to the left and the second punch following up. There was no way Trevor would be able to dodge the blow. Trevor brought his hand up quickly and caught Mikoto's arm, halting the punch. "Colors of Observation Haki, kid!" shouted Trevor as he brought his free hand forward aiming for Mikoto's gut. Mikoto morphed into his coyote form, shrinking his body down to a much smaller size. Trevor's hand went straight to where Mikoto's gut should've been, but due to Mikoto's smaller size, the attack came down just below his feet. Mikoto growled and opened his mouth, leaning forward he tried to bring his fangs down into Travor's skull. Trevor quickly chucked Mikoto to the side, disarming his attack.
Mikoto landed awkwardly on the ground. Trevor wasn't letting that go unpunished. Trevor drove in and drove his powerful hand downwards with another thrust. Mikoto morphed into his hybrid form and used the momentum from his transformation to fire a punch. Trevor skirted to the side, "didn't I already tell you? Colors of Observation allow me to see all of your moves minutes before you use them! And that allows me to dodge them all! I can foresee your attacks, dodge them, and then land a blow of my own!" Trevor brought his hand down with frightening speed in a chopping motion. Mikoto tried to move to the side, but was stopped due to the fact that Trevor stuck his leg out and blocked him from moving out of the way, "not only can I see your attack, but I can also see your dodging tactics and stop those as well!" Mikoto struck out and blocked Trevor's arm with his own, but Trevor's force still continued and drove his hand into Mikoto's shoulder, however, Mikoto's tactic shortened the depth that his hand cut into.
Mikoto pushed Trevor back and separated him from Trevor. The two of them were once more frozen as they stared at each other. The swaying of the ship once more reminded Mikoto that the sea was only one misstep away. The path was open now. Trevor immediately dashed back over into the way, blocking the path. "You almost got away...lucky for me your thoughts are like an open book. True its a little bit hazy as you are not trying to fight with me any more, but I can still see it...and without any way off of the ship your death is just a few seconds away! I think I would rather kill you in your hybrid form if you don't mind...the skull looks like a magnificent addition to my collection!"
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm rather attached to my skull, so I think I'm going to keep it," said Mikoto as he kept his distance. His eyes still remained trained on the ground past Trevor. He just needed a temporary break in Trevor's concentration to get past him and onto the ground. Solid ground away from the sea. Mikoto tightened his fists as he took a slight step forward. Trevor wouldn't move out of his way, so Mikoto had to do something to create an opening himself. Mikoto brought his fist forward and into his open palm. He took a sideways stance and leaned forward slightly.
Mikoto dashed forward. Trevor lifted his hands up about to bring them both down with lightning fast power and speed to attack, but quickly brought them back down and blocked Mikoto's fist. Mikoto ignored the fact that Trevor caught it and continued with his attack, "Rapid Fire x 10!" Mikoto pumped his arm forward, firing ten extremely fast punches that all blended together. Trevor's eyes widened as the attack resonated through his arm. Mikoto blew past Trevor and quickly returned to the solid ground of the beach. Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief as he landed on the ground. He turned back around and looked at Trevor.
Trevor was staring at his hand that took the brunt of Mikoto's powerful attack. "This is the so-called power of the Devil Fruit, huh..." he shook with anger as he talked to Mikoto, "I'll admit it was more then what I was expecting and it would probably be better if I avoided your attacks from now. I don't want you to go ahead and pull off another one of your trump cards. However, now I know to kill you as quickly as I can." Trevor reached out and took a wide stance both of his hands outstretched away from each other. "Come on, let's finish this."
Mikoto grunted as he looked up. He was lucky he didn't decide to use x 25 instead. He highly doubted that that would've been the end of Trevor, not to mention then he would have to deal with backlash of using it. No use of his right arm for the next twelve and a half minutes. While he still had to deal with the minor backlash of x 10 instead, that was only for five minutes. There was a huge difference between the two attacks.
Trevor moved forward, dashing towards Mikoto and onto the solid ground. Trevor brought his hand sweeping over and through the air aiming for Mikoto's head. Mikoto ducked down and brought his left arm forward aiming for Trevor's side. Trevor dodged backwards avoiding the attack with more then enough time while at the same time bringing his other hand forward in a thrusting motion. Mikoto moved to the side and forward, instantaneously closing the distance between the two of them. "Leg Sweep!" Mikoto dropped to the ground and brought his leg sweeping across the ground. Trevor jumped into the air allowing the sweeping leg to just slide on pass him. Trevor twisted his body around and brought his arm downwards with his entire body's weight behind the thrust.
Mikoto ducked lower avoiding the blow and brought his left arm forward and upwards. His punch smashed into Trevor's gut. Mikoto raised his entire body upwards and into the air pushing Trevor back even farther. Trevor grunted as he landed n the ground. Trevor let lose a bestial roar as he charged. Trevor brought his arm forward with another powerful thrust.
Mikoto slipped under Trevor's thrust and moved forward. Mikoto brought his left arm forward aiming for just under Trevor's arm. Trevor brought his knee upwards, smashing into Mikoto's gut. Mikoto paused for a second as the pain reverberated in his body. Trevor twisted his body around and brought his elbow down and into Mikoto's back slamming Mikoto downwards and into the ground.
Trevor brought his arm back around and downwards, preparing for another Colors of Armaments infused thrust. His sword-like thrust came crashing down. Mikoto scurried out of the way in a mad panic. Mikoto rolled onto his back and launched two twin kicks into Trevor's back. Trevor stumbled forward, but quickly regained his balance. He twisted around and saw Mikoto was already on his feet.
Trevor grunted and feinted a dash. Mikoto flinched as he saw it. Trevor smiled, "this is how a hunt should be. Both predator and prey fighting with all of their might to survive...but we both know that no matter how hard the prey tries, the predator will eventually rip his head wide open and enjoy the spoils of the fight. Its the way the world was made...each and every one of use fighting and killing. We were made to enjoy the smell of blood, the sound of flesh tearing, the feel of yours own two hands taking someone's life...I'm the only one who hasn't deviated from that path. I am not only the 'Reaper', but I AM THE MESSIAH!"
"That's one twisted world view you have here," stated Mikoto. Mikoto curled and uncurled his fingers on his right hand. The feeling as gradually returning. The five minutes were almost over. Once had full use of both of his hands, he'd try the Rapid Fire again. One straight hit through and into Trevor's body would probably be the finishing blow. He guessed he probably had another half a minute to a full minute left till his arm fully recovered.
"Come on," complained Trevor as he walked forward, "I heard great things about the 'Kid Coyote''s speed! I've heard that for pirate rookie's his speed is unbelievable! Let me see it!" Trevor charged forward, bringing his arm forward sweeping through the air with frightful power and speed.
Mikoto crouched down and moved forward, underneath the sweeping strike. Mikoto got close enough and reached out with his left arm, "Rapid Fire x 25!" Mikoto was about to begin the attack when Trevor jumped away avoiding the punch by only a few seconds. Mikoto moaned and backed away. It was the perfect opening and against anyone else it may have worked, but that troublesome Colors of Observation Haki that Trevor possessed was troublesome.
"You tried that move before," muttered Trevor as he examined his hands remembering the last burst. "With that technique you might actually have been able to make a lot of money in the Underground Rally Arena...many of the people who make a lot of money are Devil Fruit users. Zoan-types like yourself are a big draw...its like having a real wild animal in the ring, the crowd really enjoys their fights. Logia-Types are too much of a bore, their ability to instantly heal damage or to become immune to damage bores the crowd and Paramecia-Types are just too random to draw the crowd."
"Are you asking me if I want to join the Underground Rally Arena?" asked Mikoto. He kept his guard up, knowing Trevor's personality all too well that he would probably attack the instance Mikoto dropped his guard whether they were talking or not. "Cause I was already asked to join once and I said 'no' then and I'm saying no now."
"Oh, no!" defended Trevor, "just stating a fact. The three forms of Devil Fruits tend to have a rather surprising skill set that goes with them. Zoan-Types tend to have to rely on power or speed, the things that really interest a crowd! Paramecia-types rely on techniques and Logia tends to rely on technique and stamina. Honestly, I prefer fighting Zoan-Types...because then I can crush them at their own game." Trevor reached out with his open hand and formed a fist. "So, prepared to be crushed!" Trevor dashed forward, firing a single punch at Mikoto.
Mikoto was a second to late to dodge it and instead took the brunt of the attack. Mikoto was forced backwards. The attack was little bit different from Trevor's usual attacks. Ordinarily, Trevor hardened his hand and turned it into a sword, giving it a relatively fine blade allowing him to deliver slashes and thrusts. However, this time around Trevor delivered more of a smashing blow and ignored the ability to create a fine blade. Mikoto was astounded by the large range of powers that Haki could bestow upon someone.
From the looks of it even with Rapid Fire this was going to be an uphill battle. That was the kind of power and pressure of a Shichibukai. Mikoto thought back to the little black journal his dad left for him...the book had a long list of techniques listed in there. In that book was actually the base for the Rapid Fire attack. Of course, Mikoto had been working on moves other then Rapid Fire, but Rapid Fire was the only he had gotten the hang of. Mikoto looked back at Trevor and finalized his thought, if he was going to win this he was definitely going to have to use some of the new moves he had been working on.
The Evolution of the Future Pirate King!
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