Revolution

Chapter 5.5: "open"

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The group of three, Mike, Luther, Faye, and Rui took about an hour just to get to their destination. Luther wanted Mike to show him his skills. Meaning, that Mike would be training with Luther.

The Place Luther led them was an open arena, with not-so-tall thin walls. Luther led them all to the entrance. Only Luther and Rui had been here before, Mike could tell by Faye's face that she had never seen this before.

As they all walked towards the center of the arena, Luther pointed to the sidelines, protected by a fence. "Mike, Faye, you guys stand over there."

Mike's head perked up at Luther. "Excuse me, sir, didn't you say I was going to fight you?"

"Yes, I did. However, there are some things you need to learn first. And they'll be better to show you, rather than making you do them." He responded.

Mike simply hummed in agreement. Whatever lets him go a little longer without fighting, he'll take the chance.

Rui walked over to the other side of the arena and picked up a sword from a rack.

When Mike and Faye had taken their places by the sidelines, Rui and Luther stood face to face, yet were approximately 10 feet away from each other. Luther unsheathed his katana, and Rui did the same for his sword.

"Mike, I want you to pay close attention to this. The stances, the swing of the sword, our movements, everything," he said loud enough for both MIke and Faye to hear him.

With that, the two bolted at one another. Within a close distance, the two swung their weapons at each other simultaneously, clanking their weapons together.

Luther took a wide stance, lowering his body, then taking a hefty swing at Rui's left side.

Rui used his sword to block the attack. Using a lot of force, causing him to skid a little. With Rui's balance off focus, Luther used this as his opportunity. Luther moved his blade from Rui's and readied a piercing attack on Rui's shoulder.

Rui weaved, causing Luther to miss his target. With this opening, Rui swung at Luther's sides. Luther deflected the blade. As this kept going, Mike stared in awe.

Rui and Luther's movements were getting faster and faster. Swing after swing, the two were moving so fast that Mike could barely keep up.

Trying to observe them, as Luther had asked, seemed to be impossible. The two kept swinging, then eventually, Luther gained the upper hand. The blows only came from Luther while Rui was blocking them.

Soon enough, Rui started to slowly move his legs backward. Jumping back as soon as Luther went to prepare an attack. This created distance between them.

"Not so bad Luther. You've grown." Rui said.

"You're just getting old," Luther said with a smirk.

Rui took in a huge breath, then exhaled huge amounts of smoke from his breath. Soon enough, it seemed the entire battlefield was engulfed in this smoke.

This must be Rui's addition. Mike thought in amazement.

The sounds of clanking metal could be heard from the sidelines, however, the smoke made it hard to see the two people fighting within the smoke. Sometimes Mike could be small glances of the two, but they'd immediately disappear into the smoke.

How Luther could fight in all this fog was beyond Mike's knowledge. The smoke started to let up a bit, and in a small moment, he could see both Luther and Rui, face to face.

Almost as soon as he saw them, Luther swung his katana full force at Rui, splitting him in half. Mike almost jumped at the sight. His eyes went wide and his mouth agape.