Kumite

(A/N: I'll give an extra chapter tomorrow before the whole patreon thing. Thank you and enjoy.)

(Jason's POV)

"On second thought…" I said as Sting jumped away, "Two Second Emperor sounds wayyy cooler."

Sting gave me a glare before looking at his companions.

"Rogue, Yukino..what's the matter?!" He asked

"It appears we're under the influence of the demon's powers…" Rogue said as he sweated slightly

"We can't move." Yukino said

"That bitch!" Sting said

I frowned, "Oi oi oi." I said, "Watch your tone when speaking of my dear Seilah. I'll kill you."

Sting wiped his mouth, "Oh is that so?" He said, "Like I'll lose against some damn demon apologist…"

I raised my eyebrow, "You really hate Demons, eh?"

"If I may speak, Jason-sama…." Seilah said, "The White Dragon may have some history with Tartaros besides the attack…"

I looked at Sting, "That true?"

He glared at me, "What do you care?!"

I then looked around their feet and noticed something was missing.

"Hey." I said, "Where are the cats?"

Sting then glared even more viciously as veins popped in his forehead.

"Go fuck yourself!!!" He shouted as he released an aura

"Did I strike a nerve?" I said as he lunged at me

I blocked his punch as he followed up with a kick, I blocked that too.

"You got some serious anger issues, man." I said, "Its clouding your mind. You're too weak to face me right now…"

I then hit him with a front kick in the chest, sending him flying back.

"The mere mention of the cats pissed you off, huh?" I said, "Wonder what that's about…"

Now that I thought about it, I didn't see Happy nor Lily at Fairy Tail. Carla was there with Wendy but the other two were nowhere to be seen. Did something happen?

Sting released a bright white aura as he gave me a serious glare.

I sighed as I readied a stance, "You truly want to go?"

"Someone like you should learn…" He said, "That siding with criminals will have consequences!!"

"Yea yea yea." I said, "I never claimed to be a saint, you know. But trust me when i tell you, I ain't your enemy. So I suggest you stand down."

"Like hell I will!" He said before lunging

I dodged his fist again and before he could follow up with anything else, I struck him with a Palm strike.

"Kumite."

Suddenly, he was sent flying back as a massive red mark appeared on his chest.

"What?!" He said as the mark began to crack electricity, "Gah!!"

"You're marked." I said, "Now you have to accept the Kumite. If you don't, rupture magic will tick until you're rendered unconscious. Accepting my challenge will begin the round."

"The what?" He asked as he clutched

"It basically means sparring." I said, "Its one of the essential parts in Karate training where you face against a partner and hone your techniques. However, this spell is quite different. We both take turns in attack or defending. And we keep going until one of us is unconscious."

He widened his eyes, "You…"

"You got two choices." I said, "Either allow the mark to fuck you up or take the chance in fighting back. Either way, I'm fine with it."

"I…." sting said as he straightened up, "I accept your challenge."

I smiled slightly, "Good!"

"Oi Sting!" Rogue exclaimed, "You sure about this?"

"No other choice!" Sting said raising his arms in a stance

"I go first." I said as I hit him with a straight

"Tch!" Sting said as he blocked the punch with his forearm

"We each get 10 seconds to attack while the other defends." I said, "So deal as much damage as you can and try to slip through the defense while you're at it."

I threw a low kick at his shin, connecting. I felt as his body buckled as he had a shocked look on his face. I followed up with knee to the chin, hitting him hard.

Sting straightened himself and looked at me, "My turn." He said as he threw a left hook, "Take this!!!"

I blocked the hook with my forearm and watched as Sting followed up with a right uppercut to my stomach.

I caught the punch with my hand.

"Hm." I said before he threw a knee at me

He managed to connect the knee strike at my chest, sending me reeling.

He then threw a roundhouse kick at my head, trying to end it I assume.

I caught the kick, giving him a smirk. His ten seconds were up.

"Impressive hand to hand capability." I said, "But unfortunately….."

I pushed his foot off and put him in a clinch. His eyes widened in shock.

"I'm superior to you in that department." I said before spamming left knees to his chest

"Gahh!!!" Sting shouted in pain as my knees connected

"This is my favorite Muay Thai move." I said as I let go, "The clinch+knees. Also, a good finisher…."

Sting was staggered as I closed in.

"A good ol' fashioned elbow." I said as I hit him with a right elbow to the jaw

Sting was sent flying as he hit the floor, his eyes went white as I left him unconscious.

I watched as the mark on his body disappeared.

"Oh…" I said as patting my hands, "Did I forget to mention both of our durability is seriously weakened?"

"Shame."