Kales eyes squinted at the Swordsman's Neck. 'Healing? No…It's different than before…' "Whats goin on there huh?" The First Mate asked with his sword pointed at the Taller man.
"Why should I tell you? We're enemies, and revealing my secrets wouldn't be very fun now would it? But ah, what the hell. I ate the Adapt Adapt fruit. It allows me to adapt to any and everything that brings me direct harm. But I'll let you in on a little secret, just to keep this all honorable in the name of 'Swordsmanship'" He said sarcastically
"It only lasts for so long. But just long enough in fights to matter. So come on-" He gestured with his sword again. "Make me adapt."
The First Mate gave a close eyed smile, leaning back slightly. "Heh, well- Then I'm not gonna tell you anything. Just to rub it in."
He pulled his bandana from his wrist and tied it around his forehead, swords still in hand. Then in a blur, he dashed forward! Swords behind him! "Shita-Kiri!"
He slashed in an x fashion, cutting the Adaptation Man across his chest! Kalikard allowed it to happen, the swords cutting deep into his flesh, only for his skin to regrow and to gain a darker color to it, a deep brown like that of Scar Tissue.
The Adaptation was that of making his skin twice as strong as it was before, the iron in his blood coming out to reinforce his skin, like leather mixed with steel. Far stronger than any ordinary version of either.
"Ah…What a Rush…The feeling of my body adapting. I've gotten used to the feeling, I can tell just how it adapts. It's my favorite when it's something ordinary…"
The Adaptation fruit had a variety of applications and forms that adaptation came about. Sometimes, the adaptation was just like what had happened, his body becoming stronger by itself to fight against something, while other times it was more esoteric. If he drowned, he grew gills, if something hard was about to hit him, his body would become a solid to prevent it, while others, his body would literally change into a new form to counteract whatever he was facing
Kale wasn't listening, he continued to cut! Slicing at his arms, then his leg, his chest, slash slash slash slash! Again and again! But Kalikard allowed it all to happen to him. Kale was being reckless, but he had a plan! He was throwing everything he had to see what stuck.
"Na-giri!" Kale brought his swords over his shoulders, leapt into the air and then attempted to bring both of his swords down onto Kalikards neck and shoulders! But right as they made contact, the blades stopped! They were stuck in place, preventing them from moving.
"Ah, the skin of goo, stoping your blades from cutting by acting like a non newtonian fluid, but mixed with my superhuman physique prevents your force from overcoming it…"
"Will you stop talking!" Kale snapped as he was still mid hair, holding himself up like a gymnast with his strong core "What? Don't like me giving you hints!" He raised all four of his swords and slashed him across his chest! Causing his blades to be released from his shoulders as blood spewed! Flying across the dojo into another shrine at the other end where decorative swords were sat.
"Damnit…!" Kale swore as he grit his teeth. "My fuckin Jacket too!." He said, struggling to stand on his feet. Sheathing his swords and tossing his jacket to the side. "You ruined a perfectly good jacket, you know that!" Kale Snarled. Unsheathing his swords again and then pulling out the third and putting it between his teeth.
"Time to get serious!" Kale dashed forward again! Kalikard then unsheathed his other two swords, lifting them with only his last open fingers, before flinging them in the air and smacking them with the back of his sword! Sending it flying!
Kale zipped to the side, and then again, Dodging both of the swords as Kalikard flew forward! Clashing and colliding with Kale, both locking their swords, Kale bouncing backwards and sending two Issen Ho's at the man, but he redirected them with immense strength, generating enough force to push the wind in another direction!
The Hecaton man then zipped to his other sword and clashed with its hilt as it was impaled in the ground, causing it to go spinning through the air! The First Mate retaliated by smacking it up into the air! Only for The Assassin to then meet him as his arm was up in the air, and stab him with his Katana!
The searing pain shot through his body, as he watched Kalikard jump into the air, catch the sword that was blocked and bring it back down onto the Young Masamune!
Kale could only block with his third sword! Stopping the blade from cleaving him as he countered by swiping his left sword across Kalikards arm! Only for it to grow in mass! It was a giant block tungsten! The Cursed blade sliced deep into the solid block and cut all the way through but stopped at Kalikards arm!
"There we go!" Another Aspect of the Adaptation fruit. Was that it adapted to itself. Over time, the Adaptation would stop being just results from injury, but would begin to do so before something happened. The body sensing incoming danger and reacting accordingly
Kales eyes widened as he spun around and gave a whirlwind of attacks! Kalikard engaging once again, He threw his sword, spun around picked back up, swung with his feet, before going back to a flurry of blows with his other 4, Kale barely keeping up with his three swords!
The cuts were minor but were beginning to become too much! "Mamushi-Kari!" He brought his swords over his third and delivered multiple slashes going downward! A frenzy attack! Finally landing multiple hits onto the man!
"What is that?!" Kalikard slid backward, looking up at Kale. Something strange was going on, he could see this strange visage behind his opponent, it looked almost like…a snake! But then it was gone in a flash!
Kale had literally manifested an image via the air he had produced from the attack subconsciously, generating the image!
"Hng…Ah…" Kale groaned as he gazed at the man with ferocious eyes. "You wanted it all didn't you? Come and give me more. My blade are aching for blood!"