Chapter :-73 A New Dawn (Part-5)
"Is that all you got?"
Musashi staggered forward and took a deep breath to regain her posture, the last attack by Kojiro had inflicted some injuries over her body.
Drops of blood seeped through the gaps of her light-armour, the torrent of Sword-intent released by Sasaki had destroyed the outer layer of her armour but couldn't do much, other than inflicting some minor cuts all over Musashi's body.
No matter what, since there was no direct contact behind the two warriors, the intent was only able to do so much. Kojiro wanted to test her resolve to win against him, he wanted to see if Musashi was worth grooming or not. So far she was able to pass his expectations but he wasn't satisfied yet so he decided to witness her dual-wielding for himself.
"Come, Musashi, I will not continue this meaningless battle…my next attack will end you."
The wind picked up and circled around Sasaki's body as a cyclone of Sword-intent formed around his body, he looked at Musashi, his eyes piercing through the winds and whispered quietly.
"[First form:-Swallow cut]….."
He gently waved his sword through Musashi in a sweeping motion as the cyclone flew up and rushed towards her.
Faced with such incomprehensible power, she tightened her hold over her swords and took a step forward, a majestic Sword-intent burst forth her body.
"[Heavenly art:-Nine-strikes transcending Heaven]…."
A huge golden gate appeared behind her body as Nine-Chains flew out, two of them collided against the cyclone while the other seven coiled against Sasaki's body. Faced with such a technique, he didn't struggle to free himself and allowed Musashi to close in at his position.
ᒥ....This is my chance!….ᒧ
Musashi burst forth with all her speed and swings her two Katanas at Kojiro who had a slight smile on his stoic face.
Musashi frowned but her attack was already midway and she couldn't stop it anymore, she was so caught up in the fight that she even forgot that killing the opponent was not allowed and she was going to slash Kojiro's head off.
The two Katanas continued forward and sliced Sasaki's head into two parts, Musashi finally remembered about he rules and her eyes widened but what was done was done, before she got the time to think further, she felt a sheath collide with her ribs, breaking them in the process and was thrown to the southern edge of the stadium.
The golden chains holding the fake Kojiro disappeared while the young Samurai placed his sword over his shoulder while watching the Swordmastermaster laying on the ground, barely conscious.
"What was that!?"
"How did he just appear beside her!?"
"From where did that clone came from and where did it disappear to!?"
"Did Kojiro-san cheated!?"
"I don't know…."
People were discussing what was going on? and how did Kojiro just disappeared in thin air? a loud and pained voice echoed throughout the stadium.
"He used his Intent and shaped it into a clone while using the cyclone as a cover did he hid his true self while leaving behind a caged clone."
Musashi struggled two speak or even move but got back on her feet with sheer determination, blood flowed out from her mouth as the broken ribs made it hard to breathe. She raised her sword and dashed towards Kojiro with every ounce of strength left in her body.
"I won't go down!….."
*Clang*
*Clang*
*Clang*
Both of the warriors exchanged blows after blows, their swords refused to rest as their intent ravaged the whole place. Musashi gave up on defence and focused on hitting Sasaki who just dodged her attacks and retaliated when he saw any opening.
Slowly but surely, cuts filled her body as she lost more blood, her conscious started to slip away while her moves turned sloppy, knowing full well that she wouldn't be able to fight for much longer, she deliberately created a fatal opening to lure Sasaki and finish the battle in one strike.
All this time spent fighting against him rewarded her with nothing, only a few cuts and shallow slashes could be seen over his body while her's was riddled with cuts. The feint was her last hope thus she left her upper leg unprotected to create bait for Sasaki.
Kojiro took the bait and went for the kill, Musashi dodged his strike at the last second by jumping in the air and attacked with her swords, she could feel it, the sweet taste of victory but one word from Kojiro's mouth destroyed all her hopes of winning the battle.
"[Reverse Flying Swallow Cut]….."
Kojiro's whole identity was based on his most famous move, the [Reverse Flying Swallow Cut]. His sword made an impossible turn and slashed diagonally towards Musashi who was still in the process of the attack, the longer-range provided by his weapon allowed him to change the direction of his attack at the last second and cut Musashi, leaving a deep gash over her stomach.
The light disappeared from her eyes as her body fell forward, blood painted the floor while Musashi lost her conscious.
Kojiro didn't kill her but he utterly defeated the young Vagabond, he strapped his sword over his back and picked her up in a princess carry before heading towards the infirmary, leaving behind the shouting crowd.
"Miyamoto Musashi is no longer able to battle, so the winner of the duel is Sasaki Kojiro!!!"
"Kojiro!!!"
"Kojiro!!!"
"Kojiro!!!"
"Kojiro!!!"
"Well, looks like not even the undefeatable Miyamoto Musashi was able to fight on equal terms against the [Reaper]." (Koga Clan Head)
"She has talent and determination, she is a good seedling," (Henrik Mikaelson)
"You are right indeed!…." (Minamoto Clan Head)
"Let's see how far will she go…." (Oda Clan Head)
"According to the agreement signed between the two parties, Miyamoto Musashi will now belong to Gerard family and would serve the Mikaelson clan as a Gerard family Elder for the rest of her life." (Judges)
ᒥ....Looks like everything is going according to the plan. Now I only need two last chess pieces for the fulfilment of my plan and finally, I will be able to focus on releasing Rebekah from her coffin. After that, I would focus on development and other stuff along with the research of proper materials for the Lightsabers....ᒧ