--- [Vincent’s perspective]
Just like before, she tries to attack me.
Despite being in the middle of combat, her moves are just as elegant and graceful as they are outside of it.
I can’t wait to break her down until she can’t keep it up anymore!
She reaches her finger towards me, but before she can touch me, I smash my fist into it.
Her finger bends backwards and snaps in half.
The surrounding fingers point in opposite directions, and her wrist snaps out of place.
Her entire hand is disfigured, and the pain gets to her.
She lets out a scream unlike anything I’ve ever heard.
I don’t think she’s used to getting hurt like that…!
Lovely!
Her specialty seems to make her able to hurt people without applying a ton of force, but I guess even that has a limit.
After rolling a five, I didn’t just get stronger.
My physicals increased in every area, including durability.
A slight crack formed across my knuckles, but I suspect she intended to deal a lot more damage than that.
Luckily it still hurt!
I’ll leave her other hand alone for now; can’t completely disarm her if I want the fight to continue after all!
A fire lights up in her eyes; her determination to win is clear as day.
She tries attacking, but with my now superior speed, I grab her wrist before she can touch me.
I slam my other fist into her stomach so hard she would have gone flying if it wasn’t for my tight grip.
She coughs up blood, staining my shirt.
I’m wearing proof of our wonderful battle!
Before she can recover, I hit her just as hard in the same spot.
Yet again, her entire body starts flying backwards, but due to holding her wrist, she doesn’t go anywhere.
This time however, her shoulder can’t handle the pressure, and dislocates.
She falls to her knees, and her entire body goes limp, yet I’m still not letting go.
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Seeing her go from completely determined to utterly broken in mere seconds…
Ahh, it’s wonderful!
I slap her across the face.
“Come on, get up!” – Vincent
She still isn’t moving, but I know she’s alive; I can feel her pulse.
I slap her again with the sole purpose of causing pain.
She finally lifts her head…
“Why… Why aren’t you finishing the fight…?” – Charlotte
“Why would I end it when the fun has just begun?” – Vincent
I throw her arm over my shoulder and grab her sides.
“Here, let me help you get up.” – Vincent
Her legs are wobbly, but she can stand on her own.
I let go of her, then take a few steps back.
“Are you ready to continue?” – Vincent
“…” – Charlotte
She tries approaching me, but she almost falls over with every step.
Maybe I should have held back a little more when I hit her earlier…
It’s no fun if she can’t fight back.
“We’re not allowed to kill, and there’s no time limit either… So come on! Let’s break each other!” – Vincent
For the first time, she looks genuinely scared…
What a beautiful look!
Since she’s so slow, I guess I’ll have to approach her instead.
In the blink of an eye, I’m right beside her.
Despite standing no chance against me, she still hasn’t given up.
I can’t help but let a smile stretch across my face.
She slowly reaches her hand out, but I don’t stop her.
She pokes me on the collar, and as she lets her finger slide down my body, I feel my insides being torn apart from top to bottom.
Mmm!
“More.” – Vincent
The dread in her eyes grows, and she tries to retract her arm.
Just like before, I grab her wrist.
Using her finger like a paint brush, I slide it across my body.
My bones break, my muscles tear, and my organs rip open.
I’m barely clinging onto life, but the pain…
It’s euphoric!
Unfortunately, I don’t think I can keep it up much longer…
If I don’t end it now, I’ll die before a healer can fix me up…
It’s unfortunate, but it is what it is.
I raise my fist, preparing to launch my final attack.
Right before I get to throw it, she utters those despicable words my last opponent did…
“I surrender!” – Charlotte
Why…
Why end it right before the climax?!
I let out a sigh, before letting her go.
The healers rush in, and without much issue, they heal all our injuries.
With us now being as good as new, the pain and pleasure is all gone…
Hopefully the next match won’t end the same way…
The next two fighters…
Kuro and Victor, was it?
From the looks of it, Kuro was more than capable of taking a massive beating, meanwhile Victor could dish one out just as easily.
No matter who wins, I’m certain my next match will be even more fun!
“What a match! At first it looked like Charlotte was in the lead, but then the tables quickly turned after Vincent used his specialty! Despite overpowering her, she held on for a long time! She was a formidable opponent, but the winner was clear. Vincent proceeds to the next round!” – Bob
Just as we get off stage, they immediately start introducing the next fighters.
“In his first match, he fought Jin Umbra… A man many believed would be the winner of the entire tournament. Despite that, he won with ease! Honestly, even that is an understatement… While in the middle of a fight, he did 8000 push-ups… That’s unheard of! His potential is near limitless, and he doesn’t plan to let it end here. Please give a round of applause to Kuro Velox!” – Barbara
His heavy footsteps make the entire stadium echo.
Even after getting to the top of the stairs, my ears still ring…
“In the preliminaries, he knocked out all his opponents in a single hit. He would have done the same in the first round if it wasn’t for his opponent’s endless determination. We were close to ending the match you just saw, but Charlotte surrendered on her own before we had to step in. This was not the case with Diego. For the first time in centuries, we had to step in to end the match early despite there being no disqualifications. And who was it that created this situation in the first place…?! Please give a round of applause to Victor Lepus!” – Bob
With both fighters now on stage, the next round is about to begin.
