Cyclone continued to stare at the mysterious swordsman with a look of caution.
This swordsman with his eyes closed faced Cyclone's direction with an angry expression. Amiya lay on the ground not far from Cyclone, unconscious, dying.
Water continued to rain down from Taikama's blast crashing into the ocean mere moments before. It was also getting dark out.
"What the hell is he doing here, Iwataka Tokisato … the blind swordsman … a pain in the ass more like it!" Cyclone said to himself, "He was supposed to be dead..."
"I can tell you're still here …" Iwataka said, clutching his sword that rest on his waist.
Cyclone grit his teeth angrily.
"His observation haki is still this powerful.." Cyclone said to himself again.
Cyclone looked down towards Amiya.
"What are you doing right now?" Iwataka asked.
"Right now? Wondering what I did to capture the attention of a man such as yourself." Cyclone said.
"I heard the screams of a young woman and came to stop whatever was troubling her." Iwataka said.
Cyclone smirked.
"Don't worry, after a moment she won't need any more help." Cyclone said.
Cyclone could barely finish his sentence before strong winds started to push him. They pushed him with enough force to cause him to stagger! Cyclone was surely shocked!
"CYCLONE-SORO! DO NOT CONTINUE TO BRING THAT WOMAN ANY HARM, THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING!" Iwataka yelled.
Cyclone shielded his face from the wind with one of his forearms and became angry.
Cyclone composed himself.
"It's just that she's a marine Iwataka, considering your history with them I didn't think you'd care." Cyclone said.
"While the marines and I have a troubled history, I cannot ignore the cries of someone who needs help." Iwataka said.
Cyclone frowned.
"Let me challenge that belief for a moment, I believe the stronger should dominate the weak in some way or form to let them know their place. The weak have no right to anything in this world. The strong work for where they are while the weak sit back and look for handouts." Cyclone explained.
Iwataka was slightly shocked.
"Why should the strong cater to the weak when they can't even help themselves? Fool is what I call a man who sacrifices his power for someone who could've protected themselves if they put in the work and became strong themselves! Do you understand, Iwataka Tokisato!? As an example I provide this young marine …" Cyclone looked towards Amiya.
"The strong protecting the weak … is exactly what you're doing right now! A man with your power protecting this filth? It disgusts me to the point I could throw up and that is no exaggeration! It makes me as sick as an elder fighting off a terminal illness. I'd rather die …" Cyclone explained.
Cyclone clutched his sword again and smiled sadistically as he stared at Amiya's unconscious body.
Seeing her broken and bleeding filled his bloodlust. He knew deep down he was supposed to be avoiding a fight but he couldn't help it anymore! Cyclone knew to really be satisfied he couldn't leave this island without making Amiya a corpse!
Cyclone again attempted to pierce Amiya with his sword!
"CYCLONE! I TOLD YOU NOT TO ATTEMPT TO ATTACK THAT WOMAN AGAIN!" Iwataka said dashing towards Cyclone.
"YOU'RE TOO LATE! I USED THAT TIME WE SPOKE TO SWITCH MY BYAKUGAN INTO MY CLOCK EYE, FOOL! NOW I'M GOING TO STOP TIME AND KILL YOU BOTH AT ONCE!" Cyclone boasted.
Iwataka lowered his head and bit his lower lip.
"TIME STOP!" Cyclone yelled while stretching his arms outward.
At his command, time around Cyclone, Iwataka, and Amiya came to a complete stop! Every drop of rain stopped as well, suspended in the air!
In Cyclone's world of stopped time, everything loses color and looks grey.
Cyclone's clock eye allows him to stop time for however long he pleases, however.. every second that passes is the amount of time that needs to pass before Cyclone is allowed to time stop again.
Cyclone smiled as he looked at Iwataka suspended in the air, mid dash.
"How unfortunate, Iwataka. Without this eye you certainly would have been some trouble. An all out battle between us would certainly split the ocean between us." Cyclone explained.
Cyclone gripped his sword and walked over to Iwataka's suspended body. He rose his sword and slashed Iwataka across the chest. Cyclone smiled at his work and walked over to Amiya. Cyclone rose his sword again.
"I wanted to make you suffer, but I guess I'll be satisfied with this. Taikama already left you half dead anyway." Cyclone said with a straight face.
Cyclone stabbed Amiya in the chest and withdrew his sword.
"That settles that." Cyclone said with a smile and re-sheathing his sword on his back.
"Time will now continue." Cyclone said.
Everything that had stopped within stopped time began to move once more. Cyclone smiled to himself.
Cyclone turned around to see Iwataka was gone! Cyclone's eyes widened and looked back to see Amaiya was gone as well! Cyclone looked back and forth quickly!
"Where did they go!? WEHRE THE HELL DID THEY GO!" Cyclone yelled.
"9 HEADED DRAGON FLASH!" A voice yelled.
Cyclone looked behind him to see Iwataka dashing towards him with super speed! Iwataka held his sword held crooked in front of his face.
"TIME-" Cyclone started.
Iwataka stopped just in front of Cyclone and four balls of wind shot from around Iwataka and blasted Cyclone into the forest!
Cyclone coughed up an unhealthy amount of blood! Cyclone flipped and stabbed his sword into the ground to act as a break and slow himself down.
Cyclone eventually came to a stop and rested on one knee, breathing heavily, one eye closed. Cyclone looked up at Iwataka coming out of the shadows of the trees.
"How did you …" Cyclone started.
"What you was an afterimage, Cyclone-soro." Iwataka said.
Cyclone sucked his teeth.
"An afterimage? … but how? When?" Cyclone asked.
"I used the wind to boost myself at such speed I was able to move quicker than you could keep up with! You froze my afterimage in place!" Iwataka said.
Cyclone slowly stood to his feet bruised and bleeding from his mouth.
"If it's a fight he wants then it's a fight he's going to get … it's not like I can just let him walk around free anyway, he's too much of a threat to DEATH." Cyclone said, clutching his chest.
Around Cyclone's heart there were knives ready to pierce the only thing keeping him alive.
something happened in Cyclone's past and he swore that he would only use his strongest abilities for DEATH's gain and DEATH's gain only.
If he ever used those powers for his own gain, the knives over his heart would stab it and end his life! Cyclone is not immortal like Psycho is, so he must be more careful with his life compared to the latter!
"I made a promise to myself all those years ago, not because I wanted to, but because of the debt I owed Torebion … in all honesty, I hate I made this pledge! I'm so crippled. Only being able to use this awesome power for DEATH's gain? What was I thinking?" Cyclone thought.
"Iwataka is a threat to DEATH though, so I could use my real power against him, but I have no choice but to beat him with swordplay … this island is already hot from Iwataka's antics.. it would bring too much attention to this fight..." Cyclone thought.
Cyclone composed himself.
"Alright, Iwataka Tokisato … let's do this." Cyclone said.
Iwataka and Cyclone stared at each other in the middle of a small clearing, while on the other side of the island Taikama was leaving.
Taikama readied his rowboat and jumped in. Taikama looked at the island and used one of his oars to push his boat into the water. As Taikama rowed away he continued looking at the island.
"This island was weird." Taikama said, pulling out a photo of his father, Cyclone.
Taikama smiled.
"I'm going to find you, father! I can't wait to see you again. I've gotten so strong. I bet you have too!" Taikama said happily as he rowed away.
Cyclone, sword drawn stared at Iwataka with a straight face. Iwataka's eyes were still shut as he faced Cyclone.
The two suddenly dashed forward and clashed swords! Wind circled around them rapidly as the two swords scraped each other.
Cyclone was angry and Iwataka had a neutral face. The two forced each other away and ran back at each other and clashed again.
The swordplay was ferocious and quick! Both threw quick slashes but were countered by the other!
There were some slashes that didn't clash but the adversary was able to sway out of the way! To the average swordsman/woman it appeared to be even, but it was not! … Iwataka was winning!
Cyclone backed away to catch a few breaths and noticed pain in his chest area. Cyclone grew shocked and took off his cropped jean jacket and was shocked to see multiple slashes on his chest! Each cut was heavy.
Cyclone looked up with anger and surprise.
"When did you …" Cyclone began to ask.
Iwataka smirked.
"Just because I "missed" a few slashes doesn't mean I didn't get you, Cyclone-soro." Iwataka asked.
Cyclone grew a vein in his head. Cyclone dashed at Iwataka, full of anger.
"I'M ASKING WHEN YOU CUT ME YOU BASTARD!" Cyclone yelled.
Cyclone charged at Iwataka again and swung his sword, missing badly.
Iwataka used this moment to swing an attack towards Cyclone's neck, but Cyclone swayed back and smiled.
"You missed! Huh?" Cyclone felt something bothering his feet so he looked down to see wind pushing his feet with great force! The wind pushed him off his feet and forced his body to fall sideways in the air!
Cyclone gasped.
Iwataka seized the moment and flipped his sword to reverse-grip style and attempted to stab Cyclone through the head and into the ground!
"DAMN IT!" Cyclone said as he formed an energy ball and blasted it at Iwataka forcing the swordsman into a tree and forcing Cyclone away.
Cyclone landed on his back and rolled a little before coming to a stop. Cyclone looked up to Iwataka already charging him!
Iwataka blitzed Cyclone and slammed his sword against Cyclone's again. Cyclone violently shook with anger as he and Iwataka were at a stalemate.
Iwataka was silent.
"Your biggest weakness still plagues you, Cyclone-soro." Iwataka said.
Cyclone continued to stare with anger.
"Losing your temper, creates openings!" Iwataka yelled.
Cyclone snapped and forced Iwataka away from him and attempted to cut him down.
"DAMN YOU! GO TO HELL ALREADY!" Cyclone yelled.
Iwataka squatted and brought his sword to his side, re-sheathing it.
"DIE!" Cyclone boomed.
Iwataka swung his sword so quick it almost appeared to skip time! Cyclone was still able to see through it and dodged it by swaying backwards. Cyclone raised his sword to counter slash Iwataka.
"TOO SLOW! I WIN!" Cyclone yelled.
Cyclone realized, as he tried to bring his arm down to land the killing blow on the blind swordsman, that he couldn't bring his arm down!
"W-What!?" Cyclone asked.
"What the hell is going on!?" Cyclone asked again.
Iwataka, his arm still extended, smiled to himself. Wind started to blow in such a way that Cyclone's body started being forced into a position on its own!
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!? I CAN'T MOVE FOR MYSELF!" Cyclone yelled.
Iwataka smiled.
"Look in front of you, Cyclone-soro!" Iwataka yelled.
Cyclone struggled to look in front of himself, but when he did he saw that he was being forced around a sphere of wind!
"WHAT!?" Cyclone yelled.
"This island is called by the locals, "Windwaker Island" because of the very frequent strong winds that take place here.. a perfect location for someone with my history don't you think?" Iwataka asked.
Cyclone was now completely pressed against the sphere of air, his legs and arms spread as if he was looking to pounce on something, leaving his torso wide open for attack! Cyclone's eyes became hard for keep open due to the wind.
"Wa ha ha ha! The locals have even started to call me "The Wind Waker" even though I've respectfully declined the nickname numerous times." Iwataka laughed.
Cyclone was still trapped and couldn't move.
"I-I-I need to stop time! B-But I-I can't open my eyes!" Cyclone yelled to himself.
Iwataka spun gracefully, while positioning his sword at his side again, crouching and re-sheathing it.
Cyclone frantically tried to think of what he could do to save himself, but there was nothing he could do!
The wind had gotten very violent at this point, grass waved and trees shook as Iwataka coated his sword in haki.
"FLASH OF THE HEAVENLY DRAGON!" Iwataka yelled bringing his sword across Psycho's body.
Iwataka flashed past Cyclone with his arm still outstretched.
Cyclone was still in the air with a HEAVY slash across his body. Blood poured from the wound as Cyclone fell out of the air. Even more blood trickled from his mouth, his eyes had rolled into the back of his head.
Cyclone slammed on his back into the ground, his mouth wide open. Iwataka stood up and sheathed his sword. He looked back at Cyclone.
The wind softly blew over the clearing.
"The wind tells me he's still alive..." Iwataka said.
Iwataka walked over to the body. Cyclone stared up at him through pupil-less eyes. When Iwataka went to grab him, Cyclone shot up.
"TIME STOP!" Cyclone yelled.
Iwataka reached for Cyclone but Cyclone disappeared without a trace. Iwataka's hand touched the ground where Cyclone was and felt blood. He looked back up towards the trees.
"It doesn't seem.. it's my destiny to defeat that man!" Iwataka said with a smile as he walked in the other direction towards his home.
"I need to hurry back to the young marine, hopefully she hasn't died on me! That took a little longer than I would've hoped." Iwataka said.
Cyclone propped himself up against a tree and panted heavily. The blood loss making him weak.
Cyclone heaved and covered his mouth. He looked up with an angry expression.
"I … need to find Kaku … so we can leave and report this to Psycho immediately!" Cyclone said.
Cyclone grit his teeth, grabbing his chest.
"DAMN THESE KNIVES!!!" Cyclone screamed, coughing up mucus and heaving.
Cyclone forced himself through the forest for a few minutes until he came across a body.
Cyclone leaned against a tree with a confused and scared expression. Kaku laid in the middle of another clearing, mutilated.
Kaku's arms had been ripped from his body and both his legs broken, his eyes were ripped from his head as well and a hole had been shot through his chest.
Cyclone smiled to himself, an evil smile, a smile of pride!
"Taikama … you animal." Cyclone said.