Kyokushin Blood

Chapter XXIX - Blood and Rescue (Takashi's Perspective)

The two stood in silence as the trail of Takashi's cigarette trailed off into the sky. His eyes didn't waver from Akemi's. The sound of a pin dropping would echo through.

WHOOSH!

Akemi rushed ahead, leaning back as she was only a few inches in front of the other. Her left hand was planted firmly against the ground, before her legs swung upwards as she remained supported by her singular arm. Takashi's eyes followed carefully as he stepped back with the tip of Akemi's foot snipping the tip of the man's cigarette.

As Akemi landed on her feet, she was quickly ambushed by a kick to her side thigh, with Takashi quickly shifting legs to slam his other leg into the right shoulder of Akemi.

Using the movement Akemi flipped in the air, swinging her leg down to slam it into Takashi's shoulder and distributing his balance. The Taekwondo fighter's legs buckled beneath the force, his eyes narrowing as he gritted his teeth. The Dancer-ese fighter dropped into her feet before continuing in a sidewards roly poly on which her foot slammed against Takashi's head and further causing his poor balance to disappear.

Akemi then kneed Takashi's nose, a move not even specific to the art of Capoeria, but enough to shift his head reeling back. But as such, he landed on his hands and using them as a sort of spring-lock pushed himself forward to slam the sole of his feet into Akemi's core.

A chuckle escaped Akemi's lips before she spun on her right foot, her left leg extended and slamming upon Takashi's feet before they made contact with the ground. His body became off-centre and he began plummeting to the ground, slamming back-first with a slam of his head powerful enough to cause his whole being to contort in pain.

Akemi leaped into the air, her leg raised above her head, beginning to fall and slam her heel into Takashi. But at the least second he rolled over! Narrowly missing the attack, her heel dug itself into the soil, the ground shaking as Takashi quickly got to his feet.

"What's so funny?" He asked, turning 180° degrees to send a backkick into Akemi's side.

"Nothing much," Akemi said, backing the attack with her elbow as she stood her ground. "It's just that if this is one of the best the Koamada Family has to offer..." Her words halted as she grabbed Takashi's ankle, flinging herself up to take ahold of her collar where she spin so that the front of their bodies faced the same direction. "Then they mustn't be as much as a threat as we thought!"

Upon her answer, she threw her lower body down and slammed her knees into Takashi's chest.

Nerve endings spent unwavering signals of pain. Her knees landed specifically around both sides of the trachea deeper within his chest. Blood exploded from the internal injuries and out from his mouth as a grunt of pain echoed.

"You want to know the best part of Capoeira?" She questions, leaning back as her back slammed against the ground. "No one really knows what it's capable of!" She elaborates as she uses the motion to fling Takashi into a rusty caravan.

His body drops with a heavy thud as dirt rose into the air. His hoodie was beginning to be covered by dirt and blood alike, but he pushed on, getting back to his feet despite the injuries.

"But Taekwondo?" Akemi continues with a grin. "No one takes it seriously! It's for show! It's not fit for combat!" She begins mocking.

"Then..." Takashi spoke up, squatting down as he began to take formation!

His right leg was loaded back with his left being slightly ahead to support the uneven spread of his weight. His right arm was in front of his left leg and bent, with his left extended slightly behind.