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Reiko was patient. He could wait a bit while Lazenca got himself together. Even though he wanted to smack himself on the inside for that missed right. It seemed like the perfect opportunity. But this was a good one too. He would attempt something special, something risky. But it was necessary to put the Wolf down.

Reiko edged up slightly with his right leg forward. Then dashed off of it to close his gap with Lazenca in one step, landing on his left foot. As he did he thrusted a strong left fist from ribcage level for a hard body blow. His right fist, still somewhat lingering back...

"Dragon...."

HP: 65/100

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Reiko was taken back off his feet .. some feet... and as he landed he lost balance and fell back on his bummy. His shirt and tie was torn and ripped though. He slowly returned to his feet. Not from hurt... but just to cool himself down. The non-icey way. He pulled off his shirt and tie. Then he ripped his his shirt into ribbons that he used to wrap around his fists.

This'll do...

Then he looked at Lazenca. Obviously this was the result of Reiko leaving him time to plan. That... and this time would be the last time.

Reiko put up his fists in a peek-a-boo like fashion, keeping his head and upperbody somewhat low. Then he dashed forward twice. His first dash was quick off the left leg. Straight forward to push right through anything. Then dashed off his right foot straight at Lazenca again, only just now dropping his guard to try his attack once more. The left swung in for the body blow with the right lingering.

"Hmmmm~"

"..."

The doppleganger started to fly away from his fist.

This one's too weak...

And with the real one not too hard to see in the rear.

And the other's still standing there... I'll follow through anyway!

Reiko's weight would all be thrown to the left as his right arm would come overhead from seemingly nowhere. But all the time it was curled and waiting to be thrown. Overhead above the line of an orthodox boxer's line of sight was a fiercely thrown right fist at Lazenca's left cheek. Cutting straight across like a hook... but more diagonal as if it was a combination of a straight and a hook. Because this would twist the neck. And if you twist the neck enough... the body will follow.

This was the dragon fish blow.

Reiko put in footwork to dance around after the hit connected. He made sure he stayed at least middle hitting range but definitely in blind spots.

Then Reiko really remembered that it wasn't a boxing ring. Because if it was, he'd get points deducted for not being in his corner. He'd also get points deducted for what he was about to do. There were no points though, and being in his corner would only give lazenca time to use that special again. So Reiko reared his right and moved into place.

Usually the head would come up before the rest of the body wouldn't it?



Reiko quickly widened his stance and shifted all of his weight down to the left as his right fist came from shoulder-level down like a strong diagonal chop at Lazenca's head to flatten him to the ground.

50/100

Reiko's expression was that of the murderous variety as the hit connected. The entire time he kept this demonic expression, even as he began to return from the chopping right he threw.

Except when he did, his expression changed. It went from murderous rage to shock and fear. This was as he took the doppleganger's attack in the back. The thing sliced into him and pushed him forward, twisting his body left because it hit the right side.

Doppleganger... I can't worry about that now.. my fight is ahead of me. But now I know you are there. It won't happen twice.

He went some steps forward and dropped to his right knee briefly. He could feel the blood pouring out of him and running down his back. Kneeling and sulking wouldn't do him any good. He rolled his right foot back onto the ground from his toes and stood up and took his stance once more.

I might have to finish it with my left. I don't want to help it anymore by using my right too much.

He went defensive with the palms of his fists turned inward and protecting his face and head. He began bobbing and weaving as he edged towards Lazenca.

The area that would be, hence forth known as the 'ring' was nothing of a conventional ring at all. It was, more accurately once a worshiping grounds, meant to worship the great elements. Pillats represent each element at certain positions. Light, which lay at the '12' O' clock, and dark, '6'. '2' and '4' represented water and fire, and '8' and '10' are earth and air. There also lay a pillar in the direct center, meant for 'Infinity', a mixture between all the others. From the center pillar to the outside of this perfectly rounded is fifty feet, making it a total hundred across. The ground was soft and grassy, surrounded by a wide river. The area had been lost to the Void due to a magic battle, those involved banished along with it.

Here, two souls would entwine, and only one soul might make it back to the world of Gaia.

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The first of these souls was Poruu, a massive man standing some seven feet tall, weighing just under three hundred and fifty pounds. He was a large one, to be sure, muscles to the bone, almost no fat on the beasts body. No hair to speak of, the tanned man was no even that, closer to dragonic, bearing three serpant tails, one green, another blue, and lastly red. His pants were chain leggings over a green cloth, a black vest covering his jacket. His face was also not exactly something to stare at, a grim look on it. Chisled and rocky, he was like stone.

His weapon was part of the reason he looked so grim. A great sword, of the faust style, long, with a diamond shapped end, the blade was strong and sturdy. The core of the blade made it an evil item indeed, as it was powered by souls, currently running on merely three, though it could hold up to twenty normal human souls.

"...What is this place... Where am I? ...Why am I no longer on the sea?" His voice was low and raspy, and he seemed more wraith and evil than mortal. His was the kind of voice that made you feel cold, like you'd never feel happy again.

He was Poruu.

Poruu blinked mulitiple times, looking down to the little creature. It was barely larger than a child, and wasn't as tall as an average woman. "...What are you, miniscule... worm?" His arms flexed, and he reached over with his right hand, gripping his massive weapon just under the hilt. "Hurmph. You annoy me!" And with less than a graceful move, he ripped the weapon free, lifting it into the air just before tearing it downward, attempting to slice the slug in half. His purple eyes looked sick with disgust of the creature, and he wanted nothing more than to erradicate the ugly thing.