Building Blocks of Mirai [Epic]

[Skulking Shinzu]

The iron giant seemed unphased by the decapitated head strapped onto the twin’s belt. Then again, with that thick helmet obscuring his face, it was difficult to tell what he was feeling without the sight of any facial expressions to help give it away. “…” Again, the man remained silent. At least, until the glowing lines in the air formed a ‘zero’. In a rare display of speed and grace, the man vanished. A split second later he appeared, directly behind the twin’s ‘child’ with the aid of an arcing Shunshin to curve around mid-trajectory. Contrary to his size, the man appeared fast and graceful. Almost too fast.

Upon appearing, the man twisted his body and spun on the spot like a spinning top while in the child’s blind spot. Extending his arm outwards while moving, the knight brandished his axe and aimed to cleave right through the creature’s head with multiple slashing attacks aimed roughly at neck level. Successful or not, the man’s heavy mass would mean quite a bit of momentum was contributing to the motion. For a few seconds, he’d simply remain on the spot twirling around like a hurricane of clunky metal. Something seemed quite off about the man’s fighting style. How could anyone move like that with such large and thick armour?

[Starnaess]

The giant opponent would shunshin behind their son and begun spinning rapidly, a move so fast that their child would not be  able to react to as fast as he wished. He would feel his flesh being sliced on his back by the first few swings of the man's weapon. That would cause the child to jump forward in order to avoid further hits, as it jumped he would turn around in order to face their opponent.

The moment their child got hurt, the fused being begun to grip their sword harder than usual as a sign of rage. They knew they couldnt intervene for that would show a lack of strenght from their part. Their child had to defeat this opponent on his own. That , however, did not prevent them from enchanting their sword with the very jutsu that they had used onto their child's gauntlets. As the blade  begun to turn invisible they would, once more . pierce the ground with it and use it to lean onto it with their back, facing the battle.

The child, did not feel pain, nor anger. It was more of a series of instincs  bundled together , emotionless except for the affection toward his parents. As the man begun to spin and as the child quickly escaped from the attack, they would rush toward it once more , stepping with their left leg and then swinging their right fist right in the middle of the spinning movement. It was bound to hit something, the blade or the man itself . it did not matter. A barrage of punches would then continue until the monster energies were spent.

(16 movements total , 14 punches , 2 movements to jump away spin and jump back in)

[Skulking Shinzu]

Drawing blood, the knight suddenly froze and stopped mid-spin. It was as if time has ceased to function in the area around him. By the time the child had stopped and turned to face the hulking figure, he’d be facing the knight in time to spot him rubbing his bloodied axe along his metal face – the act of which tinging it red. A perverse moan escaped his lips as he bloodied his 'cheeks'. The audience seemed repulsed by this. They could only wonder what the man’s expression was under that thick helmet of iron. Probably not something anyone wanted to see this early in the day.

“…?” The knight heard something slam into the ground. A sword perhaps – although he could see nothing. Just the twins ‘sitting’ while floating on something. Casting his gaze back at the child, the knight lowered his axe and gripped it tightly. He was hungry. Blood wouldn’t satisfy him. He needed… More. If the child continued closing the gap, he’d unleashing his barrage of punches as planned. However, they’d do very little. The first, was merely blocked by the flat end of the axe. The remaining, swatted away by the same movements. Such a straightforward fighting style was easily predictable. However, a creaking in the air suggested something ominous. After a few moments, a slightly crack appeared along the blade of the axe. A few more seconds, and the crack widened while scaring the weapon deeply. The knight knew he couldn’t keep this up forever. Skill was on his side, but strength was with the abomination.

In-between one of the punches, the knight suddenly jolted forwards to hug the beast. Wrapping his arms around its forearms, he stopped it from being able to move even an inch. Of course, this was a mere distraction. The knights true aim would be heard a split second later if successful in the sound of bones crunching as he slammed his weighty armoured boot onto the child’s right foot while stepping in to initiate the hugging motion. The goal was simple. Immobilise the creature's leg while restraining its ability to counterattack. This close up, the child would hear a whisper emanating from the knight's lips. However, it wasn't one voice. It seemed to be hundreds whispering in unison. "Blood... for the Blood God..."

[Starnaess]

The huge man decided he needed to feel the child's affection by hugging it. His hug would be centered around the beast's elbows so to "block" or attempt to stop his movements. Once that was done the man would then lift his leg up and attempt to stomp the beast's opposing foot. A silly move indeed. The moment the man hugged the child, he would place his hands onto the man's waist releasing 10 pistons for each glove. at the same time , while the gloves touched the man - he would be dealt 10 electrical damage per second as well as have the possibility to be stunned due to the elecrticity running through the gauntlets into his body.

The beast would gladly have his foot stomped in order to dish out heavy damage to the man. While all of this was happening, the beast would also attempt to bite the man in the neck opening between his armor a nd his neck. Whether it was the neck itself or the shoulder part, the beast would attempt to chew everything he could.

[Skulking Shinzu]

A series of metallic clangs echoed into the air as the pistons struck against the man’s armour. Roaring in pain, he focused his last bit of energy on slamming his foot downwards and crushing his opponent’s left foot. With every bone demolished under the weighty strike, the so-called child would find it difficult to manoeuvre around. “…” As all the strikes were centred around the man’s waist, the blunt force attacks dented and demolished his breastplate. Grimacing, the armoured man staggered backwards from the force of the attack. The strength in his arms seemed to leave him as secondary electrical damage hit and he separated himself from his foe before the bite could occur. The force behind the numerous pistons launching into his body was to thanks for that swift 2m retreat.

“…Mother…” The knight began sobbing as he collapsed onto his knees. The electrical damage had made his movements sluggish, but he clearly wasn't entirely stunned. If the child bothered to observe, he’d spot dark purple bruises where the breast plate used to be near the man’s lower torso. The pistons had clearly bruised as well as broken a few lower ribs. Blood also seemed to be pooling from this region. However, the tight grip on the axe suggested the man wasn’t down for the count just yet. “…Of all horrors… Give. Me. STRENGTH!” Two glowing orbs of red appeared along the eye sockets of the armour. The man’s eyes appeared to be shining with such intensity that they shone like two fireballs.

Steam poured out from every nook and cranny of the armour as the man pulled himself off the ground. The exposed chest region of the man did not heal. However, fur began to rapidly grow along the exposed skin until it formed a thick coat of pitch-black fur. A putrid stench emanated from the helmet region of the beast. Presumably – from his mouth. “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!” He chanted while raising his axe in the air. The armour began to creak, as if it couldn’t contain the sheer muscle mass of the man. To prove this, it began to expand and curve along several areas such as the biceps. He was powering up… Could this be stopped?

[Starnaess]

A loud roar would emanate throughout the entire arena, as the child collapsed onto the ground,  stopping the fall with his hands. His left foot was crushed and the pain begun to rush through its entire body. The same could be said for his opponent, while no screams could be heard, the man w as also on his kneed due to the damage caused. It also seemed to be undergoing some  sort of transformation.

The moment the child fell onto the ground, the twins imediatly shunshined toward him and touched him briefly befo9re going back to their sword, the movement was so fast and the touch was so brief - to the untrained eye would look like nothing had happened , however the child's pain immediatly ended and he instantly rushed toward the opponent, using both legs and arms to charge his speed up. He would then leap onto him pummeling him down much like a monkey would do to his opponents, using his weight to hold him down while unleashing a flurry of attacks, hammer fist of sorts.

The jutsu the twins used had reversed time for the child, restoring him to the previous six seconds, canceling the damage on the legs as well as removing the pain altogether.

With  every swing, the child would imbue his attacks with rage, so much so that anyone watching would say that the  child had given up whatever humanity it had left.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“…?” The armoured man snarled as his head jolted back and forth. The man- or beast rather, seemed capable of tracking the twin’s shunshin. He just didn’t appear fast enough to actually react to it in any other meaningful way. Not for now anyway. Growling, the man took a step forwards, the act of which causing the arena to shudder slightly under his intense weight. “…!” Fast. The child was way too fast. Unaware of how the opponent had healed itself, the man was caught completely off guard as the true monstrosity dashed towards him. As this happened, the man raised his axe high into the air and prepared to slam it downwards. However, the cold steel wouldn’t taste blood just yet.

As the axe descended, the child leaped upwards and unleashed a flurry of blows. It would only take two to tear the helmet apart to exposed a hairy beast with a lion-like main, red saucer eyes and a mouth that exposed two tusks even when closed. “…” Before the beast could utter a word, the third fist came crashing down and broke the being’s nose. The fourth, resulted in a gruesome crunching sound as the beasts skull supposedly cracked or fractured. However, there would be no five. As the child attempted to move his fists, he’d find himself unable to control his arms. Multiple thick clusters of hair seemed to stretch out from the beast’s face and wrapped themselves around the child’s arm like thick branches or tendrils. Despite simply being hair, each strand seemed to boast the durability of iron, which seemed to be the reason why the beast was still conscious – albeit barely. The beast rotated his axe so that it pointed upwards as blood from his nose dripped onto it. As he did this, the multiple tendrils of hair tightened with a vice-like grip. Simultaneous to this, additional strands shot out from the beast’s beard and attempted to entangle the child’s legs.

Successful or not, more hair would shoot from the beast’s exposed belly. This time, in a spear like formation in an attempt at skewering right through the child’s heart with 100 AP worth of damage. Even if the child moved or fled, the hairy spear would follow and chase him down with 30m worth of distance. As this occurred, the axe was swung upwards where if the child failed to free himself, he’d be struck along his lower back for massive damage. Things were looking bleak for our plucky young hero.

[Starnaess]

The beast was too angry to notice the attacks, all he could feel was pure hatred. His hands would be bound and gripped by the beast's hair, and quickly after the legs would follow the same fate. However, as the child stood on top of the monster , completly wrapped in hair, the re was one thing that had not been secured - the child's neck and head. The helmet wouldnt protect the beast anymore, so the child swing his head lower attempting to bite the man's jugular one more time , or try to bite anything he could reach near the neck area. If succesful, the beast would simply keep onfeeding on the man until there was no more life le ft in him. If the attack failed however, the gauntlets would release pistons one more time , and since the arms would still be aimed downward toward the man, there was a chance they would reach him regardless of the hair bind.

[Skulking Shinzu]

In a cruel strike, the axe embedded itself into the child’s ass. However, there would be little blood or pain. Despite the massive 500 AP worth of damage, the wound would be equivalent to a scratch or surface wound. The child was more durable than the beast assumed. Even as the spear punctured the child’s chest, it would be unable to reach any deeper then a couple finger widths. This wound bled more profusely than the prior, but even so, there would be no death quite yet. “…Blood…” Mumbled the beast as the tendril freed itself from the child’s chest. Slowly, it creeped towards its master’s mouth where a rough sandpaper-like tongue emerged to lick the hairy tendril clean.

“…For the Blood God…” He chanted. However, before completely finishing, the child sprung into action. The neck would not be in range, but the child would easily be able to wrap his lower jaw around the beast’s right eye. Seconds later, by utilising as much force as possible, a grotesque popping sound caused the audience to squeal in terror as the child found its mouth filling with warm liquid. Crushed, the beast had lost its eye. “…” The lack of a response made the audience wonder if the armoured beast was even conscious anymore. As the child went in for another bite, he’d quickly find out…

Although the beast ceased speaking, the hairs around the face were still very much alive. Swiftly, they crawled into the child’s mouth and began stabbing at his throat from the inside out with the fury of several dozen needle-like structures. It wouldn’t be long before the child’s throat began to pool with so much blood that it’d begin suffocating. Simultaneous to this, unable to confirm if the lifeless expression on the beast suggested if he was truly dead or not, the child unleashed his pistons. Although the hair bindings served to dampen the effects of the pistons, several shockwaves of wind still fired out and struck the beast’s shoulder. Dents formed along the armour before being ripped away like the rest to reveal more pitch black fur. Each second passing, the exposed regions of the beast expanded and bulged with muscles. However, the light in the beast’s one remaining eye faded little by little. It appeared to be dying…

[Starnaess]

"This is getting tiresome.." would w hisper the fused being as they stood up and held their sword's handle tightly, they wanted to finish this, they could not bear to see their child take this much suffering against such a durable opponent. So the moment the sword's handle was in their hands their body would suddently grow one category larger in order for them to easily handle the gigantic blade. The invisible blade was so big both thanks to its original dimensions as well as the newfound size of the twins that it could easily reach the monster from their spot, however a s it was completly invisible - it would be rather hard to understand what was about to happen.

The fused being would step forward with their left foot while lifting  and bringing their sword up high right above them, to then step with their right and swing downward. They would attempt to behead the monster clean and since their child was behing held back from the wires, it provided a clear vision of the enemy's head. If succesful the clean motion of the sword would appear as if the twins were simply moving their arm , resulting in the hair monster losing its head.

[Skulking Shinzu]

Needles pierced and punctured the child’s throat. The first to go, was its vocal cords which were rendered into a pile of bloodied mush. However, before the jugular or any other vitals could be hit, the twins had wisely decided to leap into action. Normally, the beastly knight would be prepared. However, the twins had the advantage. Having spent the entire fight doing nothing, the knight had no way of knowing they’d step in now. Besides, even if he had an inkling of what was to come, he was barley conscious after the pummelling his skull had just received. He couldn’t register anything. Not even as the invisible blade hacked right through his neck and sent his head flying onto the ground.

“…” The one remaining eyeball on the creature blinked twice. However, the light in its iris quickly faded and with that, his eyelids grew heavy and shut forever. Meanwhile, stiffened by rigor mortis, the rest of the beast's body remained standing tall, although unmoving. Likewise, the hairs entangling the child’s limbs still remained tight around it and the needle-like hairs remained in its mouth. However, none moved. They were just lifeless strands. “H-He’s done it! Our champion has fallen!” Suddenly, a roar of applause echoed throughout the arena. From all directions, roses, pennies and even the occasional boxer short or two was thrown at the twins as a token of appreciation for the fight from the audience. Several actual children even entered the arena and began kicking around the decapitated head like a football. This seemed to be over. What next? Glancing in the distance, the twins would spot the announcer on a podium gesturing for them to come to him.

[Starnaess]

Their enemy had perished, and the twins would swing their  sword a couple of times, severing the hair that  were still binding their child to the deceased body. After that had been accomplished they would then, once more, touch their child turning him back to before he would be pierced and hurt from the monster he had just fought. Thats when they would head the announcer scream “H-He’s done it! Our champion has fallen!”. They would notice the man telling them, through gestures, to come near the podium. Before doing that they would allow their child to stand up and be able to follow them there.

As they stepped forward the f used being  would remain in his oversized state in order to match their child's height allowing him to lean onto them. It wouldnt take long before they were near the podium awaiting the announcer to  speak to them.

[Skulking Shinzu]

"Our champion... Er. Champions?" The commentator seemed confused. Stroking his pink moustache, he simply shrugged before waving his fingers along the air to create a set of flowers with a puff of smoke. Promptly, these were handed to the child for securing second place. The true prize, went to the one that dealt the killing blow. The twins. "Forward, forward. Don't be shy." The man removed a cloth over a long pole-like object. On top of it, sparkled a glowing orb. "May the one true Victor place his or her palm over this and be granted power everlasting."

[Starnaess]

The twins would split as they climbed the throne, and they both would touch the orb at the same time. It seemed that their journey through this peculiar city had ended , and their reward was about to come. They smiled and awaited a reaction from the sphere , with their child right behind them staring at his parents who were kind enough to give him life as well as save it.

[Skulking Shinzu]

The moustached speaker seemed confused. Never before had there been two winners. Let alone had two attempted to touch the prize orb at once. However, the lack of an explosion or other devastating consequence suggested it had worked. “Your potentials have now been unlocked. Train and you will be even stronger than you are now.” A crowd suddenly rushed up to the twins. Women wanting autographs. Men wanting attention. Elderly creeps out to force a contract signing to become their manager. All sorts wanted something from the twins. As for Kael and Kaelynn, they’d want nothing their mission was… Complete.

[Finished.]