Truth - The Balance

Chapter 20 - Retribution

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Sit back and enjoy the ride. Things are about to get crazy!

Truth's appearance had Natalie in awe. For the first time in weeks he had actually shaved, he looked amazing despite the malicious look he wore. He was fully suited in his battle attire, silver-white light pulsating off of him in breathtaking waves.

Blood dripping off of his chin, Deceit rotated his jaw, the joints popping before he smoothly rolled his shoulders forward. A wicked grin formed on his face as he spat the blood from his mouth.

"You hit like a bitch, baby brother."

Natalie eyes went wide when Truth suddenly lurched forward, his eyes wild like a predator's.

Scrambling backwards, Natalie flinched when Deceit unexpectedly socked Truth in the nose, making Natalie unconsciously grab her own from the painful scene in front of her.

No more words were exchanged between the two as they began to bare knuckle brawl, throwing and dodging punches like professional boxers.

After throwing unsuccessful combo after combo, Truth suddenly seethed through clenched teeth, "come here to me!" and grabbed ahold of his brother by the shoulders and kneed him in the stomach, slinging a devastating blow to the side of his head.

Seeming unfazed by the powerful hit, Deceit threw his forearm at Truth's chest, pushing him back a step and upper cut him in the chin, followed by a punch to the side of his jaw.

Straightening his posture, Truth charged Deceit, ramming his broad shoulder into his brother's solar plexus, running him backwards until his back slammed against a tree. The bark of the tree crumbled to the ground, and a loud cracking sound echoed from the hard impact. The tree didn't fall over as Natalie had assumed it would, but she could make out the large crack that had formed once Deceit pushed Truth off of him. He slammed his foot into Truth's stomach, knocking him to his back.

Springing in the air, Deceit landed on his brother,  throwing his large fist into the ground. He had barely missed Truth's head by just a centimeter as he evaded the blow.

Deceit let out a roar as he continued to hit the ground, Truth's head steadily ducking out of the way.

Finally Truth grabbed his brother's wrist, forcing his punches away from his head and into the earth each time he threw threw them. It was making Deceit even more furious.

Truth twisted his brother's arm in an unnatural angle, the sound of his elbow popping completely out of socket as Deceit groaned from the pain. It didn't take long for Truth to slowly get his brother to back off of him, holding the back of Deceit's hand to his bicep. Gritting his teeth, Truth grunted from pushing against his brother's weight, slowly scooting out from under him.

When Natalie thought Truth was about to finally rise to his feet, Deceit punched his brother in the throat, instantly wrapping his large hand around it and squeezing until his knuckles were turning white.

Letting go of his brother's broken arm, Truth began to throw punches at Deceit, but his reach wasn't long enough as Deceit held his head back in the clear.

Deceit's eyes bored wrathfully into Truth's, swirling in a liquid gold of hatred. Despite being choked, Truth's eyes narrowed in on his brother's as well, just as much fury in them.