The hall turned silent as Ash remained motionless, and a deathly silence remained. The last attack that Ash got hit with had finalized the thought everyone was having, which was ' he had lost. The silence that remained was louder than the cries he made when he fell into a state of consciousness.
Ken, on the other hand, was panting and smiling like a victor. He thought he was grinning from chin to chin. He gave a side look to Kruger, who now had a frown on her face, but her gaze wasn't on him; they were on Ash, who started to move slowly.
He turned his attention to him fully, soon noticing that he was moving again, struggling to stand up. " whose laughing now …. You weak arrogant brat " Ken said with a smile approaching Ash who was barely on his feet, swaying from left to right like a chicken suffering from extreme cold after being drenmched in a heavy downpour.
He began closing the distance at a slow pace, waiting for him to make a move or at least gain a little stability, having the thoughts that he had already won, but still wanted to torture the kid, but somehow this turned out to be a big mistake.
Less than three steps away from him, Ash suddenly raised his head, revealing a smile that sent a shiver down his spine; his face was bloodied, his smile was somewhat eerie, and his eyes seemed different Without wasting time, he moved, trying to cover more distance, while Ash stood motionless, having an expression looking more like he was confused ' what am I scared of he is only a kid ' Ken kept talking to himself trying to convince himself that it was just an illusion but the tension that was in the air said otherwise.
Ash looked at the dagger in his hand, looking very confused, before turning his attention to Kane, this time putting back on his stoic expression.
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"let's go again... shall we "Ash said in a cold tone this time putting all thought behind his head leaving only one objective ' kill ' he didn't need to snuff his life but delivering him at death door would do the deal ' how should I do this now ?' Ash asked himself with his head tilted slightly as if contemplating his next course of action which he was going to take which he was.
After a few seconds, he moved swiftly towards Kane, who was still confused but quickly collected himself, getting back in stance. Ash was somewhat slow in his movement, but still fast enough to close the distance between them.
Ken made the first move as soon as they got close, sending a strong kick towards Ash, who, instead of moving away, closed the distance between them before flipping his body, planting a kick on his jaw, knocking him off balance.
Ken struggled to keep his balance and at the same time tried to keep his distance away from Ash, but it was all pointless as he quickly closed the said distance, slashing the dagger at the other remaining eye but he was quick to move his own in the way before fumbling into the ground rolling on the ground to get away.
The two fighters stared down at each other accessing the damages the both of them had inflicted on each other Ash is the one who had the most in juries which were mostly internal with blood dripping from his lips and the left part of his face painted red but marely looking at him anyone could tell that he is ready to go for another round.
Ken on the other hand only had a few bruises from his recent encounter with Ash nothing serious but his eyes were filled with fear, he didn't know how but the kid he was fighting a few seconds ago had changed and he could tell that if he didn't take this fight more seriously than he was to then he would most likely be losing his life.
This time, he decided to take the initiative, ready to end the fight as fast as possible. The feeling he was getting from Ash didn't sit right with him, and any more delay could lead to his defeat. Ash, on the other hand, had similar thoughts. His body wasn't going to last him much longer.
Although he was trying his best, he could still put up a fight, but if he was hit by any more of Kens move he could collapse so this time he wasn't going to hold back at the same time he wasn't going to fight head strong like an idiot but he was going to go hell crazy on him.
Kane moved first towards Ash wh didn't shy away immediately closing in the gap immediately going low allowing the Kane thrown fist to graze his head pointing his fingers straight at his eyes which Kane immediately dodged withdrawing his body keeping a distance of two steps before rushing back in, as soon as this move was exchanged Ash eyes narrowed with a knowing expression.
Soon, it turned into a bloody chase with Ash most of the time dodging the blows he got from Ken while blocking the ones he couldn't, which of a truth rattled him to the core, while Ken continued, being relentless, he hadn't managed to land a blow on Ash, but this time was littered with injuries.
Ash had made use of his small physique to his advantage and was able to spot and use all the weak spots he choose to ignore the last time, he had the advantage of flexibility and speed while Ken only advantages were his strength and endurance which were the only thing that was keeping him alive which was a fact that pissed him off knowing he was struggling against a child.
Slowly, he was breaking, and he didn't notice, just having one thought, 'I'm going to break this kid's damn bones ... even if it takes me to hell'