1st Pov Yuuki Wakura:
I wiped the sweat from my forehead, scattered around are the corpses of the dead Shuuki I killed with the new form I have with Himari.
Thanks to my sister, Aoba, who wrestled with me as punishment, I've learned enough wrestling to fight off bullies. Not only that but with Kyouka's training, I've been picking up some martial arts.
I'm sure they have a book about the different fighting styles somewhere that I should take a look at in the future.
It's obvious what this transformation's speciality is quick but weak strikes. Although my legs can hit just as hard as my usual form with Miss Kyouka, it's basically a hit-and-run type.
This might work against Himari's sister in the exhibition matches though I still don't know her ability, I should probably ask Himari what kind of ability we are up against.
"That was some speed, slave" Himari said, breaking me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah, I can move at lightning speed but I don't hit as hard as I usually do" I said, voicing out my opinion.
Himari goes into thought, "We'll have to-" she was cut off by a cold pressure that weighed us down, it was far from anything I've ever felt in my life.
Completely different from my sisters.
Completely different from that humanoid Shuuki.
Completely different from that Unihorn.
And even Miss Kyouka.
And what's worse, even with all of them combined, they don't hold a candle to it and the very first thought when it came down on me was immediate death.
My body shook as did Himari as I felt her grip on the chain tighten. I forced my body to turn toward the cold presence.
Walking towards us was a figure draped in a black cloak and a white mask with tribal markings all over it. It was difficult to make out what gender they were, though that didn't matter in a world where only women gained abilities from eating peaches.
Floating above them are balls of water that seemed to shift around with gestures of their hands until they took the forms of eels. The newly formed eels immediately burst forward at us as the person trusted his palm forward.
I quickly snap myself out of my frozen state as I blur to the side and slice the water eels with my hand before returning my focus on the person who attacked us.
Somehow this person has made their way directly in front of me, which should have taken them about 20 seconds, more than enough for me to react in time, even against normal ability users so this person must be an expert.
The next second, this person thrusted their fist forward fast, faster than I should have expected. Using my new form speed I quickly raised my arms to block the attack as the fist came in contact.
The force pushed me back a good distance but the tingling in my arms was still there.
3rd Pov:
The clone or Xicor stood where he was, his arm straight in front of him as he slowly lowered his arm. Xicor temporarily controls this clone as his other body hides somewhere that the Shuuki can't find or reach him.
Even if that other body dies the cursed techniques would still move to the clone's body, which he is in control of.
Xicor designed the clone to be weaker than his original self to enjoy the prolonged fight as well as a smaller amount of cursed energy to use to train his overall control in actual combat.
Xicor took his stance as he awaited the duo to make a move. Himari, on top of Yuuki, stared at Xicor with a grave expression, she had seen the reports given out to all the units about the individual in front of her.
She knew very well that they were in grave danger and what's worse, she couldn't change her ability as the slave ability is still active.
She gripped the chain tighter as her mind raced with different strategies. She hasn't reached for her radio as if the person in front of her would immediately attack before she could even request help.
Yuuki took a stance himself as the two stared at each other for a few seconds before they immediately blurred at one another. At the same time, Himari jumped off of Yuuki's back as he was about to speed forward.
Both of their fist met with Yuuki staggering back slightly, Yuuki swung his leg at his opponent's side as Xicor used Cursed energy reinforcement before the leg hit him.
As soon as Yuuki's leg made contact with Xicor, he didn't budge. Xicor then grabbed Yuuki by his ankle and spun him around before throwing him into the side of a stone pillar, making it tremble but it didn't fall.
Xicor stared at the dust cloud Yuuki made before he shifted his body to the side as Himari attempted to strike him from behind but missed.
Himari sent a flurry of punches and kicks at Xicor but he either blocked or deflected each one. Xicor was about to counter but Yuuki appeared behind him and thrust his fist into his back which allowed Himari to spin kick him in the face.
Xicor staggered back as he shook his head, only to find both Himari and Yuuki attacking him at the same time. Xicor formed a hand sign as a ring of water appeared circling him.
As soon as the duos were about to land their fists on him the water ring appeared and bounced them back. Xicor didn't give them time to breathe as he launched the ring of water directly at Yuuki, blasting him away.
Himari, involuntarily, glanced back to make sure he was alright but this allowed Xicor to appear in front of her and drive his knee into her stomach before thrusting the lower part of his palm into her chin and, using his free hand, grab her by the throat and throw her in the same direction as Yuuki.
Yuuki groaned up as Himari rolled next to him. Immediately, he went to tend to her but she quickly got back up on her feet and glared at Xicor.
"Himari, what do we do?" Yuuki asked.
"...Hold out until backup arrives, I've already sent the message" She said after a moment of catching her breath.
Yuuki nodded as his form blurred forward, Xicor's response was the same but as the two blurs collided, Yuuki was shot back before Xicor appeared several meters from his side with his hands clapped together.
Himari recognised the form from the description in the reports she read, "Yuuki! Dodge!" She yelled as high-pressure water was shot out similar to piercing blood.
The beam of water flew through the air as Yuuki ducked down in time, and the water flew over his head and smashed through the rock wall behind him.
Yuuki looked over his shoulder, wide-eyed as Xicor blitzed in front of him before striking his face with cursed energy.
Xicor was about to continue his assault but the system popped out of nowhere, distracting him which allowed Hiamri to almost hit him, if not for the water wall he erected.
Xicor placed his palm against the water before pulling back sharply as Himari staggered forward before Xicor created a hammerhead shark as it swarmed through the air above before it sharply dived down and rammed itself into the side of the woman.
Using this opportunity, Xicor gazed down on the system's information display.
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[Warning! Warning! Warning!]
[System detects Blessing within the vicinity and Divine tampering]
[Activating Defensive Countermeasure:
[Techniques: Boogie Woogie, Copy - Have been upgraded for full use against Mato Peach users]
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'The blessing I get but divine tampering?' Xicor thought as he looked up from his system to find Yuuki's fit crashing into his face as he was blasted away into a pillar that upon impact, came crumbling down.
Xicor staggered up as he pushed rubble aside, 'Okay, first ow...' he thought as he staggered forward.
'...and second, what the fuck was that?!'
Xicor shook his head to shake off the slight dizziness that came with the strike. Xicor stomped his foot on the ground as Yuuki immediately dashed away from him spot as he felt the ground beneath him shake before a geyser burst out.
Yuuki dashed side to side as more and more geysers burst from where he was as he made his way to Xicor.
Xicor stopped his assault with geysers and blitzed forward with cursed energy enveloping his fists before uppercutting the slave in the chin before planting his foot against his chest as he sent him tumbling back.
As soon as Xicor's feet touched the ground he was immediately attacked by Himari as he blocked and dodged her attacks before countering them.
Each strike she sent was either deflected by his wrists or blocked by his raised knees and the same went for Himari. Their movement was difficult for the naked eye to see.
Xicor grabbed Himari's wrist at her missed strike before thrusting his knee into her side and throwing her behind him.
As he predicted, Yuuki appeared there as Himari landed in his arms. Without warning, Xicor created a long and wide water whip before swinging it against the duo, sending them into a wall.
The water whip was dispelled, 'honestly, I was expecting better when it comes to people being blessed and all but this is just a disappointment'
Xicor took several steps towards them before the rocks were flown away by some unseen force, standing at the centre of it all is Yuuki Wakura and on top of him, holding the chain is Himari Azuma.
Something was different about them, their eyes were closed, as if they were asleep and there was a faint golden aura around them.
'This can't be a blessing, this has to be the divine tampering the system said' Xicor thought warily as he readied himself.
But he wasn't ready for them to flash directly at him with Yuuki's fist implanted into his stomach at speeds he didn't think were possible to achieve at their level.
The next moment, as soon as his fist landed, Xicor was blasted away like a missile through two pillars as they fell dangerously close to him.
Xicor stared fixated on the floor where his mask resides with blood seeping from his forehead, his ribs cracked and is suffering from internal bleeding.
'What was that?' The question repeated itself in his mind as it replayed that same scene.
Xicor shook his head as he picked up his mask and put it on while using RCT to repair his heavily damaged body.
Xicor took a deep breath before looking off in the distance where Yuuki was walking on all fours with Himari on his back, they still had the golden aura around them.
After a second, their speed increased like last time but this time, Xicor was ready as he shifted his body to the side, narrowly dodging the fist before smashing his foot on the ground as a geyser erupted beneath Yuuki, launching him up.
Xicor brought his hands close as he created a high-pressure water ball before throwing it at Himari but as it was about to hit her, Yuuki sliced it with his hand as he landed back down.
As soon as Yuuki landed, Xicor blurred next to them, aiming for Himari but Yuuki reacted like a machine as he jolted to Xicor and blocked the attack.
Yuuki swung his leg which met air as Xicor ducked under it before grabbing him by the ankle and throwing him at a nearby wall as Himari jumped off before his back hit the wall.
Xicor leapt forward with cursed energy coating his fist. Xicor's fist was about to land but Yuuki brought his hands around Himari as he blocked the attack. The force pushed him back further into an open cave inside a medium-sized mountain.
Walking through the opening, Xicor eyed the two with interest but also trying to decipher something he couldn't understand, and it lay with the slave in front of him.
'Am I angry? No this is not anger, it's something new to me' he pushed the thought away for now.
He looks down at his hands in contemplation as he clenches them tightly before putting his hands together in a different hand sign that seems to resemble the jaw of a serpent but his hands were coated in water.
But he didn't stop there as his mouth began a chant with the world around him, listening attentively.
"From the abyss where light is buried..."
Water began to ripple and expand around the area like water leaking.
"From the tide that swallows all..."
Bubbles began to ripple behind Xicor.
"From the ancient myths made belief..."
Yuuki sprang into action as he blitzed forward, disregarding the threat this move could pose for him.
"Maximum technique: Leviathan Descent"