Dawn of the new era

Chapter 25

Midnight moves a part of his cloak back, he touches the hilt of the sword, after a moment pause he grips the sword that was against his waist and throws down across the ground laying in front of kaza feet now. Kaza taken aback, gives a looks down on the sword that has a chip of steel missing from the bottom of the blade, then back towards midnight in confusion. "What are you doing, throwing your weapon away? How will you fight?" Kaza distracted by this absurd outcome. He questions midnight motives. "I no longer need it. It will only be a hindrance." Midnight conveys in an ambiguous response. "Hindrance? Master taught us the art of the sword. Your just going to throw it away!?" Kaza states with uncertainty running through his shaken voice, his disbelief still dormant. "Why dont you find out for yourself." Midnight beacons to the unwary Kaza. The ambivalence of both acrimony and sorrow interweave together causing an peculiar expression on kaza face. He closes his eyes for a few seconds, he takes a deep breath that felt heavy more then even gravity itself rush through his body. He opens his eyes and picks up the monochrome, metallic sword at his feet that midnight thrown down too him. He positions himself with now eyes unclouded just as the clear night sky above them, he too watches midnight with a hint of loneliness, as the chilling breeze passes by the two men, with the forest as their witness for there match thats about to begin.           

"In that case, ill remind you of masters teaching and win this match!" Kaza studies midnight movement across from him. Midnight responds to kaza with a sprint toward him. Kaza readys his blade, holding it with his right hand and swings straight down in front of him. Midnight dodges the swing, steeping to the side. Midnight grips kaza right hand that hold the sword and with midnight left hand, he aims to make a fist to punch kaza. Kaza stops midnight punch with his left hand, both of there hands are interlocked with one another. They look into eachothers eyes in silence, kaza looks into midnight eyes that seems to be looking elsewhere despite looking at kaza. 

"Tell me ka chan, why did you never return to us?" Kaza utters in the mist of combat as he maintains the balance of strength between them. "There was a time that i did... Master shura told me everything with his dying breath." Midnight tighten his grip on kaza hand with a stern glare at him. "A-are you saying master is dead? Impossible he couldn't be... What happened to master!?" Kaza determination falters as his strength diminishes from the abrupt information. "You should be more concern about yourself." Midnight lossens his grip and kicks the distracted kaza in the chest, causing his back to hit the tree behind him. Kaza falls to the ground on his knees, while midnight stands above him. "You said you would teach me master teachings? Yet have you forgotten sword fights aren't limited to swords alone." Midnight looks down on him. Kaza hold his left hand to his chest momentarily catching his breath. "You can hardly call this a sword fights." Kaza remarks with a hint of sarcasm. Midnight looks up from kaza on the ground and in front of him, in the tree a kunai still resides. Midnight takes the kunai out of the tree and gazes back toward kaza. "Then this should suffice." Midnight hold the kunai in his hand. Kaza looks up with regained energy, he stands back up from the ground.         

Midnight performs a fury of quick slashes against kaza. Kaza moving the sword in his right hand around briefly, blocks his attacks that hit the bottom of the sword where its chiped, a slight crack forms. The last swings of midnight kunai breaks pass kaza defense and cuts through kazas clothing into his right forearm. Kaza drops the sword in his hand instinctively as the sharp pain runs through his arm he places his left hand on the wound and felt a strange fluid on his hand. Kaza brings his hand back and sees a faded red across his hand. "Finale warning. Leave and dont return. Theres nothing left for you here." Midnight stares at kaza as he turns away from him. "Ka chan... Clashing blades with you... I can tell, this pain is nothing compared to what you experienced!" Kaza contorted expression of concern and pain from his injury mingle together. "What did you say?" Midnight agitated. Turns back around to face kaza.