A/N: see, i said i would try to get chapters out faster. i am trying to keep close to the anime, but at the same time things have to change. i wish you all enjoy it and keep reading.
Masane stood looking at Salcito, frozen in fear. He looked over to her and stared for a few seconds, wondering if she was going to speak first. When she didn't he went ahead.
"Are you just going to keep standing there, or we actually going to do move?" Salcito asked, snapping Masane out of her haze.
"What are you?" she asked.
"Human, just human. We can talk later, motion tracker picking up movement. Presumed not friendly," Salcito said, moving to a position that would provide an excellent view of the park. He pulled out his sniper rifle and set up, the weapon aimed towards the north entrance. Masane didn't move the Witchblade resuming control.
Around the corner came two women who appeared to be in the same type of armor as Masane. One's armor was blue, her weapon circular and large. Salcito made a note not to let that get close to him. The other one was white, no weapon visibly out but she did have what could be confused as wings. He noted that flight might be plausible. He knew what they were though, the information necessary for him to do his job. He knew that they were Cloneblades. The blue one moved so that she was in front of Masane.
"So this is the Witchblade, I expected it to be more powerful," the blue Cloneblade said.
"you want to see power?" Masane asked, the Witchblade in full control of all functions.
"Yes, but I think that I'll just take you with me instead," the blue Cloneblade said.
"Over my dead body," Salcito said, aiming the rifle right at the Cloneblade.
"That can be arranged," the silver Cloneblade said, prepared to back up her Allie. Before she could finish her sentence, Masane charged at the blue Cloneblade. The two went crashing into a building, out of sight of the U.N. Agents rifle.
"Damn," he cursed to himself, instead moving the rifle to be fixed on the silver Cloneblade. Salcito pulled the trigger with his target in sight, thinking that he would hit home.
The Cloneblade dodged to the side, the bullet missing her by a wide margin. The round buried itself into the wall behind her. Salcito quickly resituated and took aim again, firing a round the second he was one target. Again the Cloneblade moved out of line from the bullet, her speed more than he predicted. He cursed himself and replaced the rifle onto his back, pulling out a handle. He stood at full height and goaded the Cloneblade into charging him.
"Hey, come and get me, bitch," Salcito said, readying himself for her assault. She just laughed at him.
"Do you think I'm that naïve to actually attack head on?"
"I was kinda hoping so," Salcito said, bring his right hand back a little.
"Then you need are a fool to think an opponent would willingly charge without a plan," the Cloneblade said, still talking. Salcito realized what was happening.
She's stalling, but why? Salcito thought, quickly going through all the reasons someone would stall. And he quickly found the most likely one.
"You must think I'm ignorant, but your stalling is over," Salcito said, quickly charging out of his spot. He attempted to pass the Cloneblade, but she had other plans.
The silver Cloneblade tackled into the armored human, hoping to knock him down long enough for her Allie to get the Witchblade. Her hopes were dashed as he was barely pushed and he swung back at her. His fist collided with her side and sent her flying towards the building behind her. She reached the building and used her powerful legs to stop herself from crashing into it. Using the transferred energy, she launched herself at the massive man.
He knew that exactly where she would collide, and so he primed himself to deliver a bone crushing punch. As the Cloneblade was almost upon him, he swung his fist. It missed by only a few inches, which was more than enough for the Cloneblade to wrap around the human. She then brought out her blade and attempted to sink it into his chest, but his armor was too thick and strong. He grabbed her by her wrist and threw her away, moving to find Masane.
He ran into the building, following the path of destruction that was made. It didn't take him long to get to his target's location. Masane was not in the best condition though.
The blue Cloneblade had Masane pinned, swinging her weapon into Masane's. Each cut put cracks into the Cloneblade, confusing Salcito but he had a job to do. He ran over, grabbing the blue Cloneblade, and flinging her away. He checked on Masane.
"Masane, are you okay?" he asked, checking her pulse. It was weak and getting steadily slower. He saw a van that was moving in, and his internal computer labeled it as Douji. He sighed as he knew that their job was also to keep her safe.
"Come on, I'm getting your ass out of here," Salcito said to no one, picking up the weak Masane. He quickly got her to the van and they opened it up.
"Take her and get out of here, you need to work on her. I have limited medical training, but I need to at least slow these things down. Send me a message when she's out of harm's way," Salcito said, the men in the van just nodding as they took the unconscious Masane.
Salcito turned and found that both Cloneblades stood in front of him. They each stared at him hard, wondering what he was that he was able to hurt them both.
"You just going to stare at me, or are we going to fight?" Salcito asked, taking a neutral stance.
"Yeah, let's go," the blue Cloneblade said, charging at the man. "No man is strong enough to take me."
She was almost on him, her blade ready to slice him shoulder to hip. As her arm came down it was intercepted by the man, his visor looking down on her. He then lifted her by her arm, seeing the cracks in her armor.
"I think it's time that you were shown what a real bad-ass is," Salcito said.
He threw her into the air, powering up his back jets. He made it to her and curled his fingers together, making them able to deliver a more powerful blow. He flew to where he was above her and he brought down his fists, hitting her with the force of a semi-truck moving at over a hundred miles an hour. The blue Cloneblade hurtled towards the ground, nothing moving to try and save her. She hit the ground, a dust cloud emerging from the impact.
As the dust cleared, it was evident that only a non-human could have remotely survived the crash. The blue Cloneblade lay in the crater, her breathing hardly noticeable. The silver Cloneblade stared in horror at the strength displayed by the man. He landed on the ground, it noticeable shaking as his weight hit. He looked at the silver Cloneblade and his gaze made her shiver.
"Take her away and leave the Witchblade alone. This is your one and only warning, next time will result in death of those who attack the Witchblade," Salcito said. He turned away, moving to find the van that had driven away. In an instant he was invisible and gone from the Cloneblades view, leaving her with the dying Cloneblade.