Board Thread:World Map/@comment-27079171-20161118052258/@comment-30269418-20161119080017

Listen & Read

She knew it was the end.

But she wouldn't stop. She couldn't.

''Win. ''Satoshi was counting on her. Her own hopes had ridden on this battle. Tears welled at the edges of her eyes.

''I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Satoshi. Forgive me for what I'm about to do.''

She felt the restrictions on her heart release. The ones that the medical nin planted there so she wouldn't have a heart attack.

She thought back on the fights that her and Satoshi had. This was the end; she felt like she was dying.

And in a way, she would. But she wouldn't go down without having at least done something. She needed to do something! Something that made her feel as if she hadn't only given up!

Her rage welled, and it became a different emotion.

She looked at Satoshi, smiled, and mouthed, as she had in the caverns where she feared the dark, Goodbye.

The medical nin that were on standby in an area underneath the arena were panicking. They knew what she was about to do, and everything went slow-motion.

And then her heart pounded in her chest, so hard that it might explode. She gave a sly grin. She never did listen to them about what she should and shouldn't be doing; hell, her Kekkai Genkai gave her so many issues she shouldn't even be using it.

This was her all. She couldn't stand to stand down.

Blood burst from her arms, more than there had been from the beginning. Her heart was going haywire; there was enough to fill up a small pond.

Blood surrounded her, and yet, even then, there was more to spare. For those who were there for the show, they'd better like it.

Her blood screamed, ''danger. ''

And she hit the explosives. Not dodging a single one. She ignored them.

Her body was shutting down, and a feeling consumed her. Her heart was failing. Her blood was rejecting her. But she held on, with all she had. The medical nin were reaching the field by now, calling for the jounin to stop the fight in a panic.

Some might call her stupid.

But she?

She didn't see this as stupidity.

She saw this as defending what she believed in; not giving up. Not lying down and taking a loss. Nobody would get in her way.

She barreled towards Shinra, and it was almost impossible to see what she'd do next. Remembering her fight with Satoshi and the accidental pain she'd brought him she wondered if Shinra had that pain as well. She grabbed onto his shoulders, firmly, and no matter what he did next, she brought her knee up, right in between his legs. Hopefully, hopefully, connecting this hit.

She'd let go of one shoulder, to punch him across the face. Even now, blood dripped down her eyes; her nose was running down, blood dripping from her ears and mouth. She'd bring down the full force of her blood on both of them.

Her heart thudded in her chest and she gasped for air. She repeatedly punched, and with every punch, blood would hopefully slide across him, cutting him. The edge of the blood facing him had been sharpened specifically for that.

One last hit, her mind whispered.

And so, with her fist,

she'd slam it into his face.

And all of her blood would drop around her as she held that position.

"Thank you... for the fight..." She'd murmur, but she didn't look defeated.

In fact, the win she had gained was a bigger win than Shinra would have in his entire life.

In the end, this win would bring her more satisfaction than it ever would Shinra.

And she fell to the ground, spasming.

To fight for herself, and herself alone, was the gift from this match. Not because she wanted to prove herself to Okami, not because she wanted to fight simply to get stronger.

She completed this fight, in her eyes, because it was what she believed in.

Even as medical nin ran towards her, she knew that she wouldn't be leaving the hospital for a while.

She'd be surprised if she'd survive.