454 Tournament 1.5 (1/2)

*Boom!*

”Ooh! Scary, scary~”

Amidst the thick dusts of clouds within the arena, an ever-present grin was plastered on Jason's face as he calmly evaded the fatal strikes of Juniper in his partial transformation state. Although he was barely avoiding each slashes, no panic could be seen on his face at all.

”Is that all that you can do, filth? Evade? Fight me like a man!” Juniper demanded as he deliver yet another quick hack with his blade.

”Try and hit me first before you say that.” Jason replied smugly as he gracefully evaded yet another fatal slash from Juniper. The grin on his face remained clear as he came out practically unscathed by his enemy's blade.

Jason wasn't even bothering to attack using his scimitars. Juniper was fast and strong, each strike of his was quick and lethal, it couldn't be followed through the naked eye and the force behind it was enough to leave cracks on the reinforced arena.

Yet no matter how quick and strong his attacks were, it was useless since Jason was lithe of his feet. He moved like an agile wind, almost as if he was dancing around Juniper and leading him on to launch an attack once again. This grace and sophistication was something that majority of the crowd didn't expect for someone like Jason, specially with his roguish looks.

On the other hand, Juniper fought like a crazed animal. The savage aura around him could be felt from miles away. His attacks were unpolished and without a grace, he swung his blade like a blunt club, not caring one whit about style nor disciples. The crowd felt like they were watching a brute or a barbarian, which again not something that they expected from the way Juniper carried himself earlier.

That being said, Juniper's biggest fan, seems to not care even one bit about what others think. Instead, he cheered for his Young Master with even more ferocity, almost matching his master's savageness. Meanwhile, those who knew Jason's background, found this current situation incredibly unpleasant and tried disrupting Jason's rhythm but to no avail.

Certainly, the situation within the whole stadium was weird...

It seems that judging a book by its cover was never been the wisest choice. And the current state of the fight definitely proves this.

Juniper was currently feeling incensed. The constant irritation he felt whenever Jason evaded his attacks kept piling up over time and constantly eroded his sanity. He couldn't understand what's going on. It wasn't like Jason was fast or anything. In fact, Juniper could easily follow his movements and he's also sure that he's swift enough to hack him into pieces. However, no matter how many times he tried to do so, it always ends up in failure.

In addition to the ever present grin on Jason's face, the level of irritation that Juniper felt was something that he had never felt before.

Still, no matter how much power he drew in from the blood oath, he never managed to touch the hem of Jason's clothes. The latter remained slippery like an eel, his grinning face had long since transformed into a mocking sneer in Juniper's mind.

Of course, Jason was also constantly paying attention to his enemy's condition. Although it appears as if he was playing around, dodging Juniper's attack's constantly isn't as easy as he makes it look. Needless to say, even though he wasn't actively clashing blades with Juniper, he was already assaulting his endurance by forcing him in this situation.

'It's about time to end this.' Jason murmured inwardly as he Juniper's labored breathing and trembling arms, as well as his fading transformation.

Jason assumed a stance by placing both of scimitars parallel to each other and on the floor. A glint of seriousness appeared in his face for the first time and he gathered his energy to coat his weapons. A tremendous fluctuation emanated from his weapons but it only occurred in a fraction of a second before Jason disappeared like a flash of light.

”Fanatical Blade Style - Twin Stances: Howling White Ripple.”

A loud whistling sound was heard everywhere. A white flash of light momentarily blinded everyone.

When Jason appeared, he was already behind Juniper, who stood there as if he saw something incredible. Jason didn't even bother looking back, he sheathed both of his scimitars and started walking away from the arena.

At the instant he took his first step, Juniper's eyes rolled backwards.

During the second step, Juniper's body knelt down.

At the third step, Juniper fell onto the ground unconscious. A pool of blood emerged from beneath his body.