Chapter 56 - Blood Rush

Silvan runs forward and gets right into Tanji's personal space. Tanji says "Not gonna let me counter huh? Good." Tanji lands a quick jab on his face then a good front kick. Both do little damage to Silvan though. Tanji runs forward and swings his claws. Silvan's vamp speed allows him to dodge and cut Tanji across the gut. Tanji instinctively puts his arms down to the wound and leaves his head wide open. Silvan positions himself well and lands a great punch to the face. Tanji drops to the floor and Silvan punches him to the floor. He cocks back his fist by instinct and says "Sorry!" Tanji gets up and cracks his back.

He shakes around and says "I'm fine." Silvan says "Well, alright." Silvan swings his blade and Tanji grabs the blade by catching it on both flat sides. He breaks the blade off then kicks his body back. He throws the blade towards Silvan and he uses quick thinking to block with his crystallised arm and break it with a hefty strike. Tanji's eyes stop glowing golden and he launches a lightning bolt towards him. Silvan blocks with the same arm but it cracks the crystal blood. Tanji takes this chance to run as fast as he can forward. He strikes with a punch but Silvan blocks with his crystal arm. He slides back a few metres but knocks his arm away and swings. Tanji blocks with his arm and steps back to miss a good kick.

Silvan runs forward and leaps into a punch. Tanji blocks and simply steps back from the impact. Silvan lands a punch with his crystallised arm and breaks the block slightly. This leaves Tanji open for a front kick. Tanji gets winded and falls back. He puts up a defensive guard by instinct and takes the strong strike. He lands a left jab then wild swing only for Silvan to duck right under and land a kick to his abs. Tanji turns and punches Silvan in his face. He lands two more quick punches and finishes with a powerful swing. Silvan falls back and advances in wildly with another punch. Tanji ducks right under and Silvan steps back. Tanji turns and puts his arms right back up again, to protect from another attack.

Silvan punches his crystal arm and cracks it. He punches it again and again then slams it into the floor. He takes his arm and rips the crystal off of his arm for it to fall to the floor. He shakes his arm off then cuts his palm again. "I need to harden the main points of impact. The fists and the shins. Didn't even get to use the claws." He says to himself.

Blood releases from the opening and hardens across his fists and the front of his shins. He makes a stance and slowly approaches Tanji. They both approach each other slowly and Tanji has a lot of lightning qi condensed into his right forearm. He aims it forward then runs in. He throws a hook then Silvan ducks under the hit due to his new mindfulness and lands two punches to his gut. Tanji gets shaken up by both hits then he's hit in the jaw with a power punch. Tanji lands a punch to Silvan's jaw and causes some extra damage from the lightning on his fist. He then kicks Silvan away by landing it just under his arm.

Silvan knocks back but proceeds to pull up his guard quickly. Tanji runs and leaps forward. He tries to punch him again but Silvan pulls up his leg and blocks with his hardened shin. He receives a hard landing and slides back. The vibration can be felt right across the entire gravball. Silvan blocks another straight punch and jabs back. Silvan steps to the side then throws a hook but Tanji blocks and lands a good hit to his neck. Lightning accumulates across Tanji's second fist and he throws a punch. Silvan catches such punch with both of his crystallised hands. Silvan pushes back hard but Tanji clearly has superior strength. However, usage of two hands gives him the upper hand in the power struggle and a small win.

Silvan lands a good two kicks into his side. Tanji falls back and dodges a powerful swing. Tanji lands and uses Brownout. His muscles enlarge slightly and he rushes forwards to Silvan. He punches Silvan in his breastbone and makes him stumble into the interface. Tanji leaps forward and off of the interface. He kicks him in his head then lands a punch to his head. He follows with two more attacks to the body then a final power punch to the face. Silvan falls back then is kicked to the floor. Tanji takes two big strides then leaps up at least 1.5 metres into the air. He dives down and collects lightning qi into his leg. He lands a powerful slam to Silvan's chest and causes a massive bang sound to harshly vibrate across the walls of the facility. Silvan coughs blood and grabs his leg. He pulls him forcefully and throws him to the floor. He stumbles forward and punches him in the jaw. Tanji falls to the ground as his aura cowers away into his body.

Silvan slams his back and he coughs blood forwards. Tanji slowly gets up with all of his force and will only to be kicked in the abdomen. He drops to the floor again and he begins shifting again. His eyes glow golden then lightning trickles across his body. Silvan feels the aura emitting from Tanji's body as he gets up to his feet. Silvan thinks "He isn't messing around now! I shouldn't be either!" He bites his arm and even more blood flows around him.

Tanji looks down and says "This form again! It's back! Time to win this!"