Brook X GN Reader || I'm The Grim Reaper

Chapter 20

      "I'll fight you, but..." More arrows came out from behind him. There were now seven instead of three. His eyes widened and the smile he gave her was terrifying. "You're basically like a fly to me, you know." Scarlet ran towards him again, looking up at him as she did so. "You're the only option I have to train against. Besides, like I said before, I'm going to learn most from the hardest enem-"

   All seven of the arrows impaled Scarlet at once from different angles. She threw up blood before they retracted and her body was healed. "Do you think a real enemy is going to wait for you to give a speech?"

    There were now five arrows. He put an arm over his eyes, his other hand holding up five fingers. "This time, I'll count to five. One..." "Shit!" Scarlet cursed under her breath (not so much) as she began to steady herself and stand up again. "Ah, I'm bored." The arrows slammed into the ground surrounding Scarlet as she ran.

   She kept running closer to Satan and the arrows kept coming down around her, but she managed to avoid them somehow. She gripped her scythe and crouched, launching off the floor and ready to hit him. As she got close an arrow blocked her. She just now noticed Satan had his eyes closed. "Can I open my eyes now?" Satan shoved her away from him. 'He's not even looking?!'

   Scarlet landed on the floor. "Your movement is predictable. You attack head on every time, like a novice." 'Head on every time, huh..'

    She raised her weapon and kneeled, aiming for his feet, but Satan used an arrow to raise himself off of the ground. "Additionally, you have zero awareness of the enemy's skill set. You also swing your weapon around like a giant sword. You have a scythe. Try and be a bit more creative. Think a little bit, Scarlet." Satan raised his left hand and an arrow followed his movements, charging at Scarlet. It wrapped around her and threw her.

   She slid across the landscape, and looked back to see seven arrows coming towards her again. She ran back at him again, dodging the arrows. As she ran an arrow came straight down at her from above her, and, per Satan's orders, Scarlet was creative (sort of). She put the end of her scythe slightly in the ground, the blade raised, and the arrow ended up being cut in half by the blade. She then jumped to attack him head-on, using one of the arrows as her support. Just as she was open to hitting him, he opened his eyes.

   "Nice try." An arrow went straight threw her, and she was now farther from him and suspended in mid-air. "Even when I'm holding back, you can't land a single blow. You really are so... Weak."

   Scarlet found herself back in the waking world in no time, crouched down at the area she would have hit the ground. Her body ringed with the pain, but it wasn't there. She just remembered the feeling. 'I just... Might be able to save him...'

"Shortest anime training arc ever." -Graveweaver

   Oh my god how I hated this fucking chapter. I hate writing fight scenes, and this chapter is extremely short so yayyyy enjoy the double upload.

(Revised and checked for errors: yes, once.)

  Words: 568

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