Lesson 7: Blind Spots
Sometimes, I wonder how life would be if I never faced Akuma.
"Now that he's out of the way, let me reintroduce myself!" Dee Jay shouted as he practiced his swings.
"Dee Jay." Ibuki dragged with annoyance. "What purpose did it serve you to kill Dudley?!"
"Hey! Who told you to interrupt my Introduction?!" Dee Jay said with comedic anger.
"No one cares who you are. We just want to know why you killed that man." Fei said calmly.
"If I can't give an introduction, what gives you the right to get an answer?!" Dudley shouts. Steam coming from his nose, Makoto decides to step up to him. She walks close enough to put some distance away from Ibuki and Fei while also avoiding being too close to Dee Jay.
"Fine, reintroduce yourself. And answer our question. After that, we're gonna fight." Makoto declares as she points her fist in his direction. Dee Jay smiles as he enjoys her enthusiasm.
"Feast your eyes and the Rattlesnake. I am kickboxing's greatest champ. Knockout kills are my specialty, but this new power grants me the ultimate prize; the chance to finally defeat my mystery adversary." Dee Jay explained. "Some call me the "Fist of a Demon," but I go by the name of DEE JAY, YEEEEAAAAHHH!" He shouts as he raises his right fists in the air.
"So, you're saying you were on the path to defeating your biggest rival, correct?" Makoto asked. She didn't wait for an answer. "Next, I'll assume you want to say that we're both alike, but as a matter of fact you're wrong." Makoto explained. Dee Jay laughed at her response.
"So you think your fight with Akuma is any different?" Dee Jay asked. "I'm sorry to say kid, but it seems that you're actually just like me." Dee Jay declared. "How about we just start our match and converse after?" Dee Jay says as he points his fist towards Makoto. "As you can say, I plan to fight fairly. I don't even have the boxing gloves today."
Makoto walks toward Dee Jay and connects her fist with his. They then separate a mere 10 feet away from each other. "Let's begin."
Both Dee Jay and Makoto dash towards each other. Dee Jay foolishly makes the first move. He performs a few straight punches towards Makoto, though they all miss. He then begins to use a few kickboxing moves to switch up his style, but Makoto dodged and blocked each of his moves. He continued to use a combination of them both as Makoto continued to be safe from harm. His attacks seem to increase in speed. Makoto finally counters one of his punches and begins to use a multitude of physical combos on Dee Jay. With one final uppercut to Dee Jay's chin, Makoto finishes her combo. However, Dee Jay is still standing in the same spot.
"Hahahahahaha." Dee Jay laughed. Her attacks seemed to have no effect on him.
"What's so funny?" Fei asked.
"Sorry to say, but Makoto didn't even bruise him." Ibuki stated.
"You really believed it was that easy? You're actually slower than I thought." Dee Jay commented. Suddenly, Makoto falls to the ground.
"Makoto easily fell for his trick." Ibuki stated.
"We have to go stop him. I'll go first, watch my back." Fei Long suggested.
"I'll definitely have your back." Ibuki agreed. As Fei began to walk towards Dee Jay, Ibuki knocks him out cold using her karate chop. She then focuses her attention on Dee Jay.
"So, she's told you her little secret, didn't she?" Dee Jay asked. He began to smile grievously. Ibuki only looked into his eyes.
"I believe in Makoto, much more than anyone ever will." Ibuki stated. She then pointed at Makoto, who was beginning to stand back up.
"I see. So you were just wearing me out so that my attacks would end up being much weaker." Makoto explained. "Not only that, but you also struck me in all of my blind spots as I landed each attack, correct?"
Dee Jay was impressed by Makoto's talent. "I'm pretty sure that trick won't work anymore. So, let's see what you have in store for me this time."
Makoto begins to power-up as her red aura begins to flow through her body. "Let's see how you handle this!" She goes into an offensive stance as she prepares to attack Dee Jay.
"That's not the form I wanted to see. Go even further. I want to have some fun." Dee Jay claimed. He began to go into his own offensive stance as well.
"Alright, let's go." Makoto rushes towards Dee Jay as he hops around waiting for her to strike. She performs a series of kicks in Dee Jay's direction, but he seems to counter each one with his own kicks. They continue to go at it for a while until Makoto finally decides to use a powerful punch into his chest. It seems not to affect Dee Jay again, as he smiles. Makoto's arm falls from the air like a broken windmill, as it got damaged during Dee Jay's attack.
"You still haven't figured it out yet, have you?" Dee Jay mocked. He then began to laugh even harder than before. Suddenly, he coughed out some blood as he looked into the sky. Makoto smirked attack her success.
"Actually, I have." She answered. "You aren't the only one who can see a person's blind spots."
"You idiot, you of all people should know that Makoto can easily see through a trick once it has been used twice." Juri commented. "You said so yourself."
Dee Jay spits out the remaining blood in his mouth as he finishes wiping it off his chins. "True that. I still wanted to know first though." Dee Jay responded. "The machine gun punch is one of my signature moves, but after some practice I learned how to use the machine gun kicks as well as the stealthy machine gun punch." He explained thoroughly.
"Well, it seems you're out of options now. So you should quit while you're ahead." Ibuki boasts. Dee Jay laughs at her words as his chi begins to increase rapidly. It is the same as it was when he killed Dudley. The power is a bit overwhelming.
"What are you doing?" Makoto asks. However, she already knows what's happening. She watches as Dee Jay grabs two rattles from out of his pockets. He looks onto her with excitement in his eyes.
"I won't kill you." He states. "However, you'll eventually have to transform into your other state sooner or later if you want to win."
Makoto stares at him with anger in her eyes.
He'll feel pretty foolish after the fight is over. He doesn't realize what he's getting himself into.
End of Chapter 7
(Upcoming-Lesson 8: Decision Making)