Graveyard of a Madman Part 27

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The Four Swords of the Nightmare Coalition fought on, but it was not going as they would have liked at all. Being double teamed was beginning to wear on them, especially by such experienced and skilled swordfighters as the Seven Swords of Onsen. Blood was everywhere, on their blades, their clothes, and their faces. The night was coming, and the sun was creeping below the horizon, but their swords still shined red as they flew into their opponents'. The war had already claimed so many, and the Pirates were on their last limb of energy.

Pura's face ran with sweat and a cut just above her T-Zone, and blood trickled down her nose as she faced down her two opponents, who were in similar condition. Her side burned with sweat seeping into her wound that stopped bleeding, but still did not tickle. She had already fought so hard before this match, they all had, and her energy was not exactly at its top rung. Sora was the first to charge in, she ran in low, her swords in strategic strike position. Her blades wound beautifully as both of them struck, Sora parried with a vertical and horizontal block and sliced downward at her as Sora flipped out of the way. Akane was right there in a moment's notice, her speed was amazing, but to her disadvantage, she was overly predictable. Pura held her sword over her head and over the back of her shoulder to block her blade coming from the back. Sora came from the front and the pirate girl was able to duck under her one blade and block the second, her head tilting to the side to dodge another of Akane's strike. With one quick motion, Pura leaned over and bit into Akane's arm!

Akane: GAAH!!! Let go of me!! AAHH!!! [She screamed as Pura's teeth sank in deep. She took her sword into one arm and sliced downward at Pura's head.]

Pura let her go and slide-flipped in an instant, and Akane found her own sword dug into her forearm. She pulled it out, and coughed up a bit of blood into her hand.

Sora: Akane!! [She ran over to her friend and kneeled down to see that her arm was cut very deep, possibly down to the bone. Blood was all over it, and her clothes as she held it close to her chest.]

Pura took this moment to rest, and to think as she glared both of them down, spitting the blood out that she got from Akane's forearm. It was such a shame, in another lifetime, they could have been friends. They were a little younger than her, but their abilities with the sword were quite good. She could learn a lot from them, were they in different circumstances. She could see fire in Akane's eyes as she glared back at Pura. Like a bounty hunter with no experience at all, it was becoming personal to her. Even though she was the one that chose to attack first, now she was having second thoughts about this fight. It was all so plainly in her look. It seemed Sora was trying her best to deter her friend from fighting on, but it was no use. She held her sword steady, but the strength she had before was no longer there. The Marimo Swordfighter couldn't blame her, really. She wasn't exactly ecstatic about the situation either, nor was she very especially excited about what she had to do next.

The two bounty hunters moved forward now, both of them in their fighting stance as they charged toward the lone Pirate. Pura held her sword forward, pointed ever-so-slightly upward as she closed her eyes.

Pura: Yamiryuu... Ougi....

They reared up for one huge attack, coming at Pura from all angles, all three blades coming at her in a blur. Pura simply lunged forward, her sword swinging once, or so it seemed to the naked eye.

Pura: Ryu no Tsume! [Stood behind them now.]

Both of them turned toward Pura, clueless as to how she got back there, their eyes never left her! Both of them reared up for another attack, but that was when Sora looked down, and saw that blood was all over her school uniform. At first she thought it was Akane's blood from her arm, but that was when she saw the wound from the top of her chest, to the middle of her stomach. She dropped her sword as she felt the vitality leave her legs. Then she fell. Before Akane could question anything, the same thing happened to her, and as she fell, Pura sheathed her sword.

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