Carlos charged foreward after the captian, swinging his swords. "How are you, Joaquin? Never thought I'd-" he ducked and rolled beneath a rusted blade- "be seeing you!"
Joaquin let out a laugh and lept over a bandit's shoulders, bracing his hand on his enemy's back and rolling to the ground. "Well, then, I'd reply the same." He slammed his blade between the bandit's shoulders and yanked it out again, investigating the blood with a fake grimace. "Ugh, I've never been a fan of stabbing through metal. Makes my mustache stand on edge."
"I haven't even fought a bandit before," Carlos added and kicked a dirty bandit's legs- hard.
"Everyone has a first, amigo," Joaquin chuckled and backed against his friend. "This is my fifth time this week."
Carlos made a face as he blocked another bandit's sword and almost fell because of the force. "How long have you been doing this?" he grunted as he shoved the bandit backwards.
"Since I was seventeen," Joaquin sidestepped and fell onto his back with a grin.
Carlos frowned. "Now is not the time to be lazy-"
"Wait." Joaquin held up a finger, motioning the bullfighter to be quiet.
Bandits here and there tackled the captian, piling on top of him with grunts and growls.
"NO!" Carlos started to charge at the top of the pile-
There was a loud yell as the bandits all flew off of the captian, who'd apparently managed to- literally- throw them off of him.
All Carlos could do was gape and stand there. How…?
Joaquin scowled back at the leader, and Carlos barely noticed his friend shift his belt more to his chest.
As the bandits (well, the ones that were now still alive) raced away, Joaquin yelled after them, "And don't you think of coming back!"
Carlos took in a deep breath and brushed dust and blood off his shoulder. "Whoa… t- that was…"
"Intense?" Joaquin nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I know. So was my first fight." He tilted his head to the side, and Carlos cringed at the loud crack that followed.
This one was short, I know. But I'm in a bit of a hurry, and in school. I should be doing work, yet I am writing chapters… :I
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