Chapter 30: Mortal Kombat! Kirsty vs Exile

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Kirsty sized the large man with tattoos, taking in anything she could find to use against him. This man had oversized arms with bulging muscles, hardly a neck, thick, bulging legs, and a wide chest.

He must've spent decades to develop this form of his...less if he was born part-giant...then again, giants are just myths...must be something in his blood she thought as she looked him over.

"See something you like?"

Exile's voice brought her back to her senses. She shook her head and looked at him straight in the face, "Just wondering how long it took you to obtain such a form, Exile. You must've trained most of your life for those," she asked. Exile chuckled and flexed his arms, "These cannons? Took a while, yes, but it was worth it. I'm the strongest man in East Blue!" he bragged.

Kirsty sweatdropped, "I somehow...doubt that," she murmured quietly. Exile raised an eyebrow, "What?". She waved her hands, "Nothing nevermind. So...is there any chance we don't have to fight and I can be on my merry way?" she asked hopefully.

The huge man laughed as he cracked his knuckles, "No can do, girl. Lord Azala's orders...if you beat me in hand to hand combat, you may leave. Sound fair?" he asked. Kirsty shrugged, "I guess...I have no other choice, do I?"

"No,"

"Let's start shall we?"

I must beat him. If I fall here, I won't be able to prove HER wrong...

-Flashback-

"Doctorine! Doctorine, I got the herbs you wanted me to bring!"

A young girl about the age of eleven or twelve ran into the village doctor's office, her arms full of various plants.

A tall woman wearing a small pair of sunglasses walked over and looked them over, "Not bad, girly, but needs a lot of improvement. That took you over an hour to find! What if you didn't have that much time, what if a patient that needed those herbs died while you took your sweet time!" she scolded as she smacked the plants out of the girls hands.

Kirsty looked down and glared up at her, "I did what you said...," she muttered.

The woman glared down at her, then turned away, "That may be, but you have alot to learn if you want to help people, girl. Go out and get different ones, but be back in twenty minutes,".

"Why? All you're gonna do is yell at me!"

SMACK!

Kirsty flew through the door of the medical hut and slid across the dirt after the woman roundhouse kicked her. She rubbed her cheek as she picked herself up, "Ow...,"

The woman was leaning in the doorway, "You can give up now, if you want to. I still don't see why you haven't already. With you being a freak, you'll never make a great doctor...,".

Kirsty spat out some of the blood that was pooling in her mouth, and then took off running into the woods of her island. The woman lifted the small glasses from her large nose and smiled, "Odd brat...,".

-End Flashback-

Kirsty dodged Exile's huge fists as he plowed through the walls and the nearby pillars. "If you're gonna fight me, don't just keep dodging!" he roared as Kirsty jumped away from him just as he plunged his fist into the floor. Kirsty blew her bangs out of her face, "I would, but you're not giving me much of an opening!" she shot back.

"THEN YOU'LL DIE HERE!"

This guy is like a raging bull. He keeps charging and swinging those huge arms and- Kirsty blinked a few times Of course! How could I have been so blind...I just found my shot at beating him.

Exile charged at her one more time, roaring at the top of his lungs and Kirsty took her chance. She ran over to him, slid underneath him and as he passed over her, she kicked the back of his legs hard. Surprised by the sudden tactic, Exile fell to his knees, momentarily stunned.

"What the...?"

Kirsty plunged her sai so deep into her legs, only half of the hilts were visible as the blood gushed out from her strike. Exile screamed in agony as he tried to free himself, but it was no use: he was literally, pinned to the floor.

"What have you done to me!"

"Simple...by thrusting my sai into the weakest part of your body, namely your legs, I have pierced nerves, blood vessels and I think I even cracked the bone. Even if those were removed, you would die quicker," Kirsty explained as she walked to his front view.

Exile looked at her, "You don't seem to be the killing type," he winced. Kirsty shrugged, "I'm not...usually. So I'm giving you a choice. Let me pass here, and I'll heal you. I have the power to do so, but if you refuse to let me pass forward, I will remove my weapons and leave you crippled and dying on these remains of a room. What do you say?" she proposed, crossing her arms.

For a few moments, Exile looked at her, then sighed, "Fine...you may go...," he muttered. Kirsty smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "There ya go. Thanks for letting me pass through!" she said smiling.

"Who said I was letting you go to the next room?"

Kirsty stopped in her tracks and looked back, "What?".

Exile's huge right hand shot up and grabbed Kirsty by her head and lifted her off the ground. He watched as Kirsty frantically tried to pull the man's large fingers away, "I said I'd let you pass, you foolish girl, but not to the next room...but to Hell itself!" he chortled, increasing the pressure around her head.

He watched as Kirsty continued the struggle for her life, knowing that she was doomed. Or so he thought. With her last bit of air, Kirsty grabbed the man's arm tightly and glared at him through a crack between his fingers, "Heal Heal Bone Crush!".

With a sickening crunch, Exile's arm distorted into all directions. Peices of white bone poked out of the flesh in at least four different places. Exile roared and released his would be victim and clutched his battered limb.

Kirsty landed on her feet and coughed, letting the oxygen get into her lungs. Exile held back tears as he rocked back and forth, holding his injury, "What the hell did you do, you freak!" he sobbed. Kirsty walked behind him, pulled out her sai, then walked back to the front.

"I have the power of the Heal Heal fruit. With this power, I can heal...or even injure someone should I want to. That's the first time I've ever had to willingly use the negative side of my powers...but you forced me too. Now, I'm going ahead...I suggest you make peace with the spirits before you become one yourself," she hissed.

As she turned around, Exile glared at her, "IF I DIE, I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME!" he screeched, raising his remaining good fist high into the air. With a grunt, he brought it crashing down ontop of her...or so he thought. Kirsty was no longer standing in the spot he had struck. He blinked, not understanding and looked around to see that he was alone in the room, "Where the hell did she go?".

A pair of long legs appeared around his neck as Kirsty landed in a sitting position behind his head. Her bangs covered her eyes and her bloody sai were back in their rightful places. In silence, she hooked her feet together tight around Exile's neck and leaned over to his ear, "You've brought this on yourself...man with no honor,".

"W-w-wait! Show mercy, gimme a break!"

Kirsty tapped his bald head in thought for a few moments, "Ok...I'll give you a break,". Exile sighed in relief, "Oh bless you girl...,".

With a jerk of her legs, and an awful echoing crack later, Kirsty jumped off the now dead Exile before he hit the floor. She made her way to the door, then took one last look at him, "I'm truly sorry for what I've done, Exile. But this world doesn't need an evil soul like yours to poison it," she whispered before passing through the door.

Exile lay dead on the floor, the blood still oozing out of the sai wounds and his arm still broken. His head was facing up at the ceiling, eyes glazed over. Kirsty had not only broken his neck...but she had somehow managed to twist it all the way around a full 180 degrees.

Kilnorc: Well, there's that chapter! I thought it'd be good to throw in some of Kirsty's past in there. LOL. wow...didn't know she had that kinda power...oh well. Exile had to learn the hard way. hope this was good.

On the next piece of One Piece: Crew of the Axe! Niri vs Gosler

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