Arthur and Kagekawa stood in the middle of a forest.
"It's about time you get your weapon," Kagekawa spoke with a determination in his voice.
"My weapon. Exactly, how do I summon it?" Arthur had a quizzical look on his face.
"Arthur...haven't I already said to you before? You gotta die first." The tension in the air immediately thickened. Arthur stared at the fierce glare on Kagekawa's face. It was as if he was gazing into the eyes of a completely focused beast that was starving and ready to slaughter its prey.
Kagekawa rushed towards Arthur and immediately swung a sword at Arthur's throat, and even Arthur couldn't see where this well-made blade came from.
"Goddamit!" Arthur exclaimed as he just about leapt away whilst parrying the sword with his own. However, his sword had chipped slightly unlike Kagekawa's blade.
"You're defending yourself? No matter." Kagekawa stretched out his hand, manifesting a large axe. His other blade disappeared. "It's only natural for someone to live as long as they can..." Kagekawa spoke in a calming voice as he looked down while stepping forward.
"An axe?! Wait, what happened to the sword?! What happened-"
Kagekawa then rushed forward, leading with an impactful vertical swing, which narrowly missed Arthur by a hair as he dodged. It was planted on the ground, cracking it with the sheer force.
"Fool! Your enemy won't talk with you."
"Shit! Are you seriously thinking about killing me?! If that hit me I would've been-"
Kagekawa's eyes locked on Arthur, and he closed the distance instantaneously. Arthur almost lost track of Kagekawa even though he was right in front of him. His eyes resembled those of a starving tiger spotting an unsuspecting deer.
"Shit! He's seriously going to kill me." Arthur became fully aware of this apex predator that was trying to feast on him.
Arthur took out his sword and clashed with Kagekawa's axe. His hands were shaking at the impact, just barely being able to parry and grow distance once again.
"What's the point in running Arthur? You act as if I can't close this gap within a second!" Kagekawa exclaimed with excitement.
"Shit! He's right in front of my face again."
Kagekawa swung horizontally, grazing Arthur's stomach. Undoubtedly, if Arthur hadn't just barely escaped Kagekawa's attack just now he would've had his stomach cut open.
"You crazy old man!" Arthur with his hand, held his gut. He looked at his palm. "Blood?! Shit...he's planning to kill me."
Arthur stanced himself.
"Do you finally get it, Arthur? You'll die right here and now!"
Kagekawa rushed in, letting out a flurry of attacks. No matter sword, spear or axe he was nothing short of a master when wielding any weapon. Each swing was skillfully executed with such brilliance. However, Arthur couldn't take a moment to admire his technique as any moment of admiration or unfocus would surely lead to his death.
Arthur had been getting shallow cuts all around his body, unable to keep up with Kagekawa's attacks, which seemed to be simultaneous with his next move.
"My eyes can't keep up. He's aiming for my tendons and these cuts are making my whole body weak. Shit! Shit! What can I do?! At this rate, I'll lose too much blood."
"Let me take over for a bit will you?!" Arthur felt a hand on his shoulder, yet no one was there.
"You're humiliating both of us! Give me control you dipshit!"
Arthur's eyes turned completely white, and just then, Kagekawa's blow was parried, and sparks appeared.
"Tch!" Kagekawa was pushed back a little.
Just then Arthur clutched his hand tightly onto his face and ripped off its skin?! In just a few moments, a full white mask manifested on top of his peeled-off face.
Kagekawa was in shock. "His clothes, are completely different!"
Arthur was wearing a mask that covered all of his face, it looked like all the facial features of Arthur's face were integrated into it, only everything was white and the teeth looked much sharper. He wore a full-body armour that looked like a knight's. Each plate looked smooth and polished. Every piece of armour Arthur was wearing looked masterfully crafted and, more importantly, easy to move around in. It seemed this armour wouldn't restrict any of Arthur's movement as there were appropriate joints in place.
However, to Kagekawa, there was something strange about this armour. The best comparison Kagekawa could come up with was a fully suited knight, but that would be inaccurate as it seemed to have futuristic elements crafted in each part of the armour. Truly, Kagekawa had never seen such a thing.
"Shit! That feels good!" Arthur's voice sounded distorted.
"You're not Arthur...are you?" Kagekawa's mouth straightened and his eyes pierced this masked-up Arthur.
"Of course I'm Arthur. Who else would I be?! As a matter of fact, who the hell are you? Were you the one who gave me all these fucking scars?!! That shit really hurts you know! I'll kill you!"
Arthur dashed forward at Kagekawa; his fighting style had changed. He was barraging Kagekawa with an onslaught of vicious attacks!
Kagekawa deflected everyone. However, Arthur didn't waver.
"Shit! Shit! Shit! Just hurry up and die already!"
Amidst the back and forth of attacks and parries, Arthur's weapon was gradually chipped and whittled down.
"Die! Die! Die!"
"What ferocity! Arthur get ahold of yourself!"
"I am Arthur! Die! Die! Die!"
Kagekawa with one great swing, destroyed Arthur's blade completely.
"Godammit! Shit! Shit! You broke my blade! My fucking blade!"
Kagekawa swung once more with his mighty axe, breaking through the chest piece of the armor and leaving a trail of blood across Arthur's chest and a permanent scar. Arthur then fell on both his knees. Defeated.
"Arthur! Have you come to your senses?" Kagekawa reached out his arm, gesturing for him to grab it and get up.
Just then, like a cornered wild beast, Arthur pounced on Kagekawa and showed his fangs! His teeth were similar to a beast rather than a human.
"Fangs? What a troublesome form you've taken, Arthur!" Kagekawa grinned as he enjoyed
Kagekawa then pushed back Arthur.
"Come to your senses already, Arthur!"
"I'll fucking mu-already huh? Shit! Let me kill him. I'm so clo-"
"-Get the hell out of my body! Haah! Haah! " Arthur with his arm tore off the white mask and panted heavily. The white mask shattered and his face seemed normal. His clothes reverted to his previous attire as well as his face.
"Arthur? Are you ok?" He questioned with a worried look...even though just moments ago he was ready to kill him.
Arthur then lay flat on his back out of exhaustion. "I think...that was my weapon." He then passed out due to exhaustion.
Kagekawa thought to himself for a moment.
"...Like hell that was a soul weapon. After all, you haven't even died...so what was that?" Kagekawa asked himself while sitting down on the ground. He then sighed. "Let's leave it for today then, shall we?" He looked at the knocked-out Arthur lying flat on the ground.