[ For an average, cutesy, bubbly girl, she was fast, nimble, and skilled. Perhaps Shadow had underestimated her. In fact, yes, he did, because once she managed to land a hit on him before he could, Shadow scolded himself harshly for misunderstanding her power.
She was good. What was this girl, anyway?! ]
Guh--! [ Down he went to his knees, one hand supporting himself by pressing into the roof beneath him, the other clutching his wounded ab. She must have done something, known something, known how to hit the largest amount of nerves, because that simple slash had hurt more than he imagined. He was going to be able to get up and continue, but he had to take a second to do so.
He did all he could next. He shielded himself in Chaos, the energy strong, yet just mildly weaker due to his shortage of breath from the pain. He just needed a minute to pull himself back together, but if Mukuro knew how, maybe she could pierce through and kick him while he was down. If not, he was going to get right back up, fighting at full force once again.
They were both tough, but who was going to come out on top? ]
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She was good. What was this girl, anyway?! ]
Guh--! [ Down he went to his knees, one hand supporting himself by pressing into the roof beneath him, the other clutching his wounded ab. She must have done something, known something, known how to hit the largest amount of nerves, because that simple slash had hurt more than he imagined. He was going to be able to get up and continue, but he had to take a second to do so.
He did all he could next. He shielded himself in Chaos, the energy strong, yet just mildly weaker due to his shortage of breath from the pain. He just needed a minute to pull himself back together, but if Mukuro knew how, maybe she could pierce through and kick him while he was down. If not, he was going to get right back up, fighting at full force once again.
They were both tough, but who was going to come out on top? ]