Swordtism 009

Cloak floating in the wind, Mihawk crossed his arms whilst looking down from the broken tower top. His two companions were giving it their all with explosions, and the sound of intense clashes happening every second. 

From the base of the tower, Cammy had a strand of her long blonde hair shadow her face. The young beautiful woman wearing a red beret had her fists clenched tightly. A surge of power swirled around her as her emotions ran wild. 

“My friends and I are hunting down Shadaloo. They tried to capture the big guy's girlfriend, and turn her into one of Bison's dolls. This fight is a farce. Rescind our bounties.” Mihawk sternly stated. 

The energy swirl around Cammy seemed to falter, and her posture became stagnant. 

“Don't listen to him, Lieutenant!” Guile roared from the side, taking a hefty cross chop to the chest to spare some words for his companion. 

Flying back in a furrow of dust & broken earth, the Explosion-man clapped his hands, sending a shockwave at Alex, halting his follow-up big boot kick. 

“Remember, Justice is on our side. They blinded a woman, and stabbed a man straight through the heart on a busy city street.” Guile implored. 

“Do ya really have time to be talking during a fight?” Alex scowled. The hulkster's muscles bulged, and he ducked low underneath the next explosive hand-clap, then took Guile down for some ground & pound. Fierce elbows & fists comboed one after another into the Marine Captain's jaw like heavy rain upon a metal shed. 

“Any further hesitation will be seen as a dereliction of duty, soldier.” Chun Li harshly snapped as her legs collided again and again with her opponent. 

“Hey, hey, don't get distracted, I want to win fair and square.” Elena pouted, and pulled some of her attack power back as Chun Li had spared an eye for her companion. 

“Who's distracted?” Chun Li coldly intoned, and picked up her tempo. 

Muscular thighs tensing, the peach-skinned martial artist gathered the ki in her body pretending to lunge forward with a kick. However it was a feint, to which she jumped back, then thrust out both of her palms. 

Kikoken!!! 

A wash of blue flame-ki spread forth just as Elena was dropping down with an axe kick. 

“Oh, the beat changed!” Elena loudly remarked. 

The minty green full throttle energy around her sounding like club music suddenly shifted to blue, and the sound of wild drums accompanied her descent. 

Blue Drizzle! 

Elena's special move met Chun Li's, forcing both women to be blasted back in an epic clash. Large pits formed in the ground, and the hillside trembled with large chunks rolling off into the distance due to the force of the clash. 

Chun Li was breathing heavily as that attack had consumed a lot of stamina. Elena, meanwhile, had the green aura around her as she stepped from side to side. The dark-skinned Princess had plenty of sweat glimmering upon her skin, and her breaths were shallow, but the bright twinkle in her blue eyes couldn't be contained. 

“My name is Elena, what is yours, big sister?” Elena asked between breaths. 

Chun Li felt a vein twitch at the corner of her head, as in every regard, the girl across from her was bigger. 

“Hmph.” She snorted. “You are facing Marine Headquarters Captain, Chun Li. Remember it, pirate.”  Chun Li firmly stated, adopting a new stance to meet this enemy. 

“So cool~ Who made your dress? Do you think you could introduce me to them after this fight, big sis Chun Li?” Elena placed a finger to her chin, and tilted her head to the side in thought. 

Chun Li took a deep breath. Mustn't get angry. Mustn't get angry. Big brother said I need to control my rage. 

“By the way, I heard you couldn't capture that homeless guy, do you need help looking for a home for him?” Elena asked in a curious tone. 

‘MUSTN'T.  GET.  AN. GRY!’

To hell with waiting for an opening! 

Chun Li lunged forward, going on an all out attack. Elena, caught in the middle of the storm, was all smiles as she finally had someone to play with! 

Meanwhile, Guile had sneezed at some point, and had accidentally blown Alex away. The big man had flown so far, his back had collided with the base of the tower, making it shake & sway in the nighttime wind. Shaking some pebbles out of his ears, and readjusting his red sweat band, Alex stepped out of the man-shaped hole. 

Violence shimmered in his narrowed blue eyes. 

“You Marines speak of Justice this. Justice that.” He angrily spat. “But when my girlfriend was in peril, you were nowhere to be seen. And now you want to arrest us for fighting back?!” 

A reddish ki surrounded Alex as he took one step after another. The ground cracked looking like a spiderweb as each size 15 boot stomped down one after another. 

“Your Captain disabled an innocent girl. When I took the witness statement, it was clear as day what kind of villains you are.” Guile stated, combing his hair back. 

Moonlight shone down upon the Japanese character fluttering on his back: JUSTICE. 

Sonic Boom. 

Guile flicked both of his wrists at high speed. Combining the powers of his Devil Fruit & Ki, he shot out a tangible pair of yellow crescents. The air vibrated as the nearly instantaneous attack cut through the air. A shrieking sound erupted forth, and Alex knew he didn't want to take this head on. 

Jumping in the air, Alex twisted his big body, narrowly avoiding the attack. 

As the pair of crescents bypassed him, they kept going forward, colliding with a dilapidated perimeter wall. The stone structure about as long as a tennis court & tall as a single story building collapsed with ease. Sharp shards of gravel flew upwards for over a mile. 

‘Shit.’ Alex thought to himself, a great deal of sweat started to dampen the band around his forehead as he measured the power in that attack. 

Guile grimly shook his head with a severe look on his face. “Give up. Do not make me destroy any more public property.” 

“We were the ones who chose this venue because there were no civilians nearby. You have the gall to say that after bombing an undefended hut?!” Alex growled. 

To hell with playing it safe! 

Alex kicked off the ground, and lunged at Guile with his arms wide. 

The Marine Captain, meanwhile, responded with a toxic strategy. 

Sonic Boom. 

Sonic Boom. 

Sonic Boom. 

“Stop. Spamming!” Alex roared out in frustration as he was forced to duck, dodge, weave, and run around like a chicken with its head cut off just to avoid the attack. 

Whilst all this was going down, Cammy had made up her mind, and had kicked at the air, using Moonwalk, and ascended the tower. 

Mihawk still had his sword planted in the scaffolding with his arms crossed. 

“You knew those words would affect me. You know who I am, I can see it in your eyes. Talking about defeating those slavers, how do I know you aren't a member of Shadaloo covering for Bison's tracks?!” Cammy accused, pointing a finger at him from across the tower. 

Glancing at the woman speaking in a ‘British’ accent, Mihawk sighed. This was why he wanted to stay away from Marines. Such one track-minded thinkers. 

“I can see words will not convince you. Pity.” Mihawk sighed, drawing his sword from the stone. 

“Nonsense. Lay down your arms now, or answer to my fist. Then we'll see how honest you are.” Cammy stated. The lithe, toned muscular blonde then dashed at him with Moonwalk, moving at superhuman speeds. 

Mihawk's special eyes caught every movement in 4k, and saw her building power into her fist, yet at nearly the last minute, her muscles contracted, and she went for a kick. 

Tempest Kick. 

One of the other Six Powers taught by the World Government was unleashed at a nearly point-blank range. Whipping her leg at incredible speeds, Cammy had unleashed an air-crescent with the power of a cannonball. 

Mihawk hadn't been idle either, and had anticipated a change up. Holding in a defensive Form III pattern, he deflected the air-wave to his left, then dropped low. 

“Wolf Fang Fist!” Mihawk loudly shouted. 

“Idiot.” Cammy said, rolling her eyes, then moved to protect her chest. 

Only a fool would call out their special attacks! 

And yet, the punch was nothing but a feint! Falling forward into a roll, Mihawk performed a bicycle kick directly into the blonde Marine's crotch! 

The tip of his boot was coated in ki, and harshly connected with a bone crunching attack. 

Cammy was sent ragdolling across the top of the tower, and rammed her fist into the stone to halt her momentum. 

Face flush red between a mixture of rage & shame, the girl winced as pain coursed through her nether regions. 

Mihawk took no pride in what he had done, but all was fair in love & war. Glancing at the other fights, it looked like Alex was being oppressed from a distance, whilst Elena was perhaps a little too eager in her fight, and was expanding stamina faster than need be. At the same time, the company of Marines was rushing over, and would arrive at any minute. That force of enemies may be cannon fodder, however, Mihawk & his friends were still near the bottom of the food chain in terms of combat power. Being surrounded on all sides at this stage was a recipe for disaster. Hell, Whitebeard was at the top of the foodchain, and had been seriously wounded by fodder. Armies could make a difference in this world. He had to finish this fast.

Cammy came again, and they exchanged a brutal series of attacks. Her boots & gloves were made of a special material, and clashed with his sword again & again. Meanwhile, her ki was enormous, clearly the experiments Bison had done to her in an effort to transform her into the perfect vessel had made her more than human. 

However, this was a good thing. Cammy served as a whet stone for his Blade Sense. Before, Elena had been correct, Mihawk was still adjusting to this body of his. The more he fought, the clearer his own capabilities became, and his comprehension ability exploded. At first, he was more defensive against this enemy on the same tier. And was a little hesitant given her demonstration of the Six Powers. But ever so slowly, his basics became firmer and firmer. Before long, he had traded a heavy kick to the shoulder in exchange for five minor slashes & one good sized laceration across the inner thigh. 

His sword arm was sore, and the power behind his attacks had decreased by about 15%, but Cammy's leg was somewhat trembling, showing that she was on the losing end of their trade. 

For a second they pulled apart, and warily watched one another. Mihawk was composed, regulating his breathing, eyes unblinking, his outfit was completely undamaged. Cammy, meanwhile, was covered in crimson, and rapidly scabbing wounds. The One Piece bodies were spectacularly durable, but she was still a low level mook in the grand scheme of things. These injuries hurt. 

Flipping into the air, she tried to end everything with one final attack. Cammy came down at an angle, a great deal of ki gathering at the tip of her foot, it took on a tangible blue hue. 

Cannon Strike! 

“If you ever wish to see your twin sister, you would wisely choose defeat.” Mihawk whispered, and then chose an attack of his own. 

Form V: Djem-So Power Slash

Jumping up to meet her, he met power with power. They met one another, briefly becoming static for half a second. Mihawk's eyes narrowed as he shifted his blade ever so slightly. Thrusting upwards from her kick, the length of steel scraped against her boot, shoving upwards towards her chin. 

Twisting midair, Cammy's other leg came whipping around at his temple. 

It was a race to see whose lethal move would land first! 

Mihawk smiled. His intention was never to pierce her head. 

Cammy saw this, and instead of panicking after realizing she had been tricked, doubled down on the midair side kick aimed at Mihawk's temple. 

However, Mihawk resumed his power slash, and this time, due to her unbalanced gait, and all in on his head, did not have the strength to fully block it. She shoved her hands forward at the last second, but it wasn't enough. 

Sparks flew out, and a deep crimson slash cut from her collar to her waist. Blood flowed into the moonlit sky, then the ki of Mihawk's power attack continued downward, completely slicing the tower in two down the middle. 

As the structure collapsed with an incredibly loud sound, Guile ditched his fight with Alex, running to catch her. 

“Cammy!” The Marine Captain roared in rage. 

“Alex, Elena, time to go.” Mihawk sharply ordered, then cut through the debris towards the hidden entrance before it could be completely covered up. 

“Tch. We'll settle this next time.” Alex spat to the side, glanced at Guile, then ran to catch up. 

“Buh bye. We'll have to get lunch some time, big sis~.” Elena used the last of her stamina to kick Chun Li far away, and then hopped to Mihawk's side. 

Glancing back at the trio of Marines, Mihawk didn't say a word as he tipped his hat, and then cut down the support beams all around him, and descended into the secret passage. 

Chun Li made to chase after them, but everything collapsed just as she arrived. Seconds later, a few hundred Marines climbed up the hill, and started to aim their rifles around wearily. 

“Orders, Captain?” An enlisted man asked, saluting Guile. 

Hanging his head, and clutching the blood stained great coat of his trusted comrade, Guile ground his teeth as he tore apart his own coat to form bandages. 

“Pursue! Don't let those dogs have a moment's rest. Justice never sleeps.” Guile grit out. 

“Sir!” The Marines saluted, then began to scour the land forming patrols. 

Chun Li, meanwhile ran a thumb over a bruise at her collarbone, and sighed  Uncle Sengoku wasn't going to like this one. She then looked at the moon, thinking about that mop of white hair. Big sis, huh? 

Lastly, Cammy numbly looked up at her friend, and grimaced. “Guile, they know about my sister. If we chase after them…I think we'll find a Shadaloo base. Don't catch them all at once.” 

Guile wore a conflicted look on his face, before ultimately nodding. 

“Rest well, Lieutenant. I shall see to it. Your injuries shall not be in vain.” He said, then turned to the side, raising his voice. “Someone! Get me a den den mushi, I have a report for headquarters.”