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The Encounter
I was about to turn to see who it was behind me, but then suddenly there was a hand placed firmly on my back, and it shoved me forward and over the edge of the building. I fell threw the air straight toward the street below. I may be a half demon, but even a fall from about forty stories would kill me! I reached toward the concrete wall of the building and dug my claws into them. Rubble flew from the building as I tried to slow my self down. I finally stopped after a few seconds. The long claw marks went down about half of the building's wall now. I then leaped up and dug my claws in again, trying to get back to the top. I dangling there for a few seconds, then I leaped up high above the building top, I fell back down and landed on the rooftop in a crouch and went into a forward roll to prevent my legs from absorbing the shock from the hard landing. I tucked and rolled forward the second my feet hit the building and ended kneeling on one knee, one hand in a fist on the ground, the other rest on my knee and my head lowered. Then, I stood up and raised my head, to face my attacker.
He had a long blue overcoat that had a few intricate designs on it. A black buttoned up vest with a V-style design. Black pants, and brown boots that went up to his knees. In his left had, was a sword in it's sheath, tied around the top of the sheath, a yellow sash that fluttered in the light breeze. He had gray eyes chin length white hair which was slicked back over his head. He looked about Dante's age. (Obviously not 2,000 years old, but the human age that he currently looks like.) "Who are you?! And What do you want?!" I demanded from the stranger. Why did this guy attack me? I don't even know him!
"What do I want? Why, like anybody else, I want power. And as for my name, I am Vergil. But I find this information useless to you, since I'm going to kill you anyway. My sword, Yamato, will be sure of that." He said almost monotone. His left thumb pushed the end of the sword out of the top of the sheath. I became furious. "Well tough break pal! And if anyone's gonna die, IT'S GONNA BE YOU!!" I said and then I charged at him. As I got close enough to him, I threw a punch to his head. But right as I was about to make contact with his face, the guy dissappeared in a blur and reappeared right behind me as I ended up punching thin air. How'd he do that?! Nobody can move that fast! I then threw a kick behind me at him. I was surprised when he grabbed my foot and stopped my kick with one hand. Then with that one hand, he flipped me forward several feet and I landed hard on my back. I grunted from the pain, but I shook myself off and quickly got back up. But as I was standing up, his hand flew to his sword, he brought it out, and then in another blur, he went from standing several feet away to hitting me in the gut with the end of the sword handle. I stumbled backward, holding my gut in pain. Again, I quickly got myself together and went in for another attack. I began throwing tons of fists and kicks to the head and body, but the person moved swiftly out of the way of each one or easily blocked it. How the heck is this guy moving so fast?! I can't even get one hit in! As I threw my punches and kicks, I also had to dodge his sword which he was quickly swinging at me. He swept his sword down and right and clipped me with the end of the blade. It spun me back and I fell on my stomach, I cried out as my wounds hit the concrete. A small puddle of blood began forming under me as my wounds began to drip. I rolled over onto my back, then slowly pulled myself up, grimacing in pain as I did so.
There was a deep cut on my upper left arm and the left side of my chest. I held my side and glared at him. "Hmm. I know you have the power, yet you won't transform to fight me. Fighting me in your full form would be a much simpler task for you." Vergil said like it wasn't important. So this guy knows about my full form? Why would he want me to change anyway? "I don't know how you know who I am and what I can do...but I will never let myself become that beast again!!" I said, breathing heavily. Throwing so many punches and kicks so fast and taking those blows was beginning to wear me down. But I would never let up. "Why do you refuse to gain power? The power of your father, Tamotsu?" My eyes widened when Vergil said that. He knows who my father is?! And what does he mean by me gaining my father's power? Does he mean my transforming? I became even more angry now. "Father? I don't have a father. I just don't like you, that's all." Then I ran at him and began throwing more attacks at him. Punch after punch, kick after kick, not a single one touched him, while I on the other hand endured a cut on my right cheek, and three large gashes, one on my right thigh, another on my lower left leg, and another on my right forearm. I was losing a lot of blood, but I kept pushing through the pain and continued to attack.
It began pouring down rain pretty hard. I threw everything I got at him, even though the water pelting and entering my wounds gave me unbearable pain. Drenched in blood and water, I was exhausted. I gasped and breathed hard as I continued my assault on Vergil, who still didn't even have a scratch on him. But then, as the rain began to soak him, Vergil's slicked back hair fell forward over his face. When I saw, I stopped attacking and stared at him in shock. I couldn't believe I couldn't tell before! But now that his hair is down, I saw that Vergil looked exactly like Dante!! "H... How? You look ... like him ... like Dante." I said through heavy breaths. For the first time since the fight began, Vergil showed emotion, because his face turned to anger. "Dante? You know him? Well I regret to say, that scum is my brother." He said, his voice still almost monotone. They must be twins or something since they look exactly alike. If they were brothers, that would explain why this guy is able to use these powers. I growled at him, then I shouted in rage, "So what? You're Dante's brother! Big freakin' whoop! I'm still gonna kick your butt!" I ran in for yet another attack even though I was already wounded badly. My rage began building up. I swung my right hand, also covered in blood, down at him, claws extended. As I did so, my hand started glowing red. I could feel all my body's energy flowing to my hand. It left a streak of red light, and my hand came down upon him with great power and speed. He seemed taken by surprise because he had to raise his sheath this time to block my attack. And as my hand made contact with an object, what seemed to be bright red blades of energy flew from my hand off in every direction. I stepped back and looked at my hand. What the heck?!?! How in the world did I do that?!?!
Not wasting time, I went back in again, but this time, he blocked my punch, and then he thrust his sword threw my chest. I gasped and sputtered as the blade pierced through my body. I spit out blood as it began to come up into my mouth. It dribbled out of the left corner of my mouth. "Foolishness Kimiko.....Foolishness. Might controls everything. And without strength, you cannot protect anything, let alone yourself." he said, sounding like he pitied me, and then he shoved the sword deeper into my body. I cried out in pure agony as the blade was thrust again while it was still in my body. Rain pelted me. A large pool of blood was collecting under me. Then Vergil pulled his blade out of my chest and I cried out as I fell to my stomach. Unable to get up again or even move, I lay there motionless, staring at Vergil through the strands of my hair that fell over my face. Vergil placed his sword back in its sheath and then looked down at me, and sounding almost like he was dissappointed, "You are not worthy as my opponent." Then he flipped his hair back over his head and walked away from where my body lay on the ground. Blood flowed from my wounds. Rain continued to pour. And as I lay there in a pool of my own blood, my eyes slowly closed as I saw Vergil walk over and leap over the edge of the building and disappear from sight. Unconscious now, everything went black.
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