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Who: Manji and you
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Action: On the planet
When: Right now!

[One afternoon Manji opens up his communicator.] Kogarasumaru! [He speaks with confidence that he probably shouldn't have.] You remember our fight, right? Well, I'm ready if you are. Shall I meet you at your dojo or somewhere on this junk of a planet? [Thanks to this thread Manji has a fight to pick. He could just call Kogarasumaru out privately, but he hasn't figured out how to do that just yet.]

Action: Junker Racing

[You know what else Manji can do that's really dumb? Try driving a car in a junker race with one arm. How hard can driving a car be when the most advance transportation you've ever driven was a horse?

And-- opps, yup. He's just crashed. In a spectacular fashion. Good thing he's immortal? Still, he may need a hand out of that wreckage.]

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SHII- [Manji isn't entirely sure where Kogarasumaru is going to strike from and takes a wild guess that it will be his back. He quickly stumbles forward just in time to miss getting cut by the crow's blade. For now.

Manji remembers how fast Kogarasumaru can be and doesn't even bother turning around. Instead he attempts to jab his sword behind him without even looking. Something he may not normally do when fighting someone he didn't want to hurt, but he's not really expecting to hit anything.]

[He doesn't. Kogarasumaru has already moved. This time it's to the side where he ducks low again for a swipe at his legs. Something he has to be up close for due to the short length of his blade.

After all, he may be a tachi but he's also very small.]

[Of course it's the legs. It's always the legs. Manji decides to do something he's never done before. Instead of trying to avoid the attack to his legs he just throws himself fully at Kogarasumaru. His plan to take his attacker down with him and perhaps getting some distance if they both have to get up again.]

[Oh. He will have to give Manji credit for this move. It forces him to have to get out of the way fast.

Grey eyes wide, he kicks off the ground to bounce away a few feet. After all, there is a disadvantage that he knows he has here. It's that he's very, very small. He may be sturdier than the average human but he knows he isn't necessarily stronger than most.]

[Manji lets himself continue to fall forward even after Kogarasumaru gets out of his way. Curling and moving into a somersault so he can use his momentum to quickly jump back up to his feet with a huge grin.]

I may not have been quick enough, but admit it! I surprised you with that one!

This father was indeed surprised. That is something no one has ever tried before on me.

[He shifts to get in position again. This time there's an edge to his eyes. Almost a sort of excitement. He's finding himself looking forward to this. It should be a great deal more fun than he expected.

He may be a treasure but he's also a sword. He loves to be able to be used in combat. Even if it's for sparring.]

[Manji gives his shoulders a quick roll as he bounces on his toes with excitement.] Yeah, now you look like you're taking this a bit more seriously! [He holds up his hand and still clutching his weapon he waggles his index finger enticing Kogarasumaru to charge him.] Come on. Let's go. [He's not been fast enough to hit Kogarasumaru when he's charged forward so lets see if this changes things.]

[He smiles a little more at him before dashing forward and then jumping into the air to make it easier to slash high. He's fast and deadly. Well, deadly to anyone not immortal like Manji.

And he doesn't stop there. After that slash, he drops down low to make another at his stomach.]

[Manji smiles as Kogarasumaru starts to charge forward, enjoying the trill of battle. The smile doesn't last very long as he needs to stay focused. Manji is just fast enough to keep up with the smaller man as he jumps into the air. He blocks the first blow with his sword, but he's not fast enough to completely block the second attack.

The tip of Kogarasumaru's blade digs into Manji's stomach as Manji fails to completely parry the attack in time. He's at least fast enough that even if he wasn't immortal he likely wouldn't die from that attack, but it still hurt. He jumps back with a hiss and a wince.] UGH!

[Manji isn't done yet even though blood has now been split. Once he has enough of his breath back he goes back onto the offensive. Rushing forward and swinging a bit wildly in an attempt to not be predictable.]

[The sword ducks under the flailing blade and rolls to the side before slicing at Manji's arm followed by his side. His movements are all right up close, right up in Manji's space to make it harder for a full sized sword to strike him.

Of course now he's looking for further hidden blades now that he's here. No need to be surprised by more knives obviously.]

[Manji sacrifices a slash to his arm as he drops his weapon to the ground. It's good that Kogarasumaru is watching out for a hidden blade because that is exactly what Manji tries once again. ~~Where does he keep them? Who knows? A hammer space.~~ This time with a quick jerk of his arm a smaller blade with two prongs falls out of his sleeve and into his hand.

Manji is attempting to trap Kogarasumaru's blade between the curve of his own sword. His hope is if he can do that maybe he can twist the sword out of Kogarasumaru's hand.]

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[He refuses to let go of his sword. Instead, he actually jumps into the air to be twisted with the sword before freeing himself and kicking off of Manji's body to push himself away.

Then he's right back to a fighting stance, balanced perfectly on his toes.]

You are a unique swordsman, Manji.

Shit! Shit! Shit! [Manji stumbles forward and nearly loses his balance as he's used as a launching pad. His manic movements to turn around quickly to face Kogarasumaru again without falling over are anything except graceful.]

Heh. [He pants out a slight chuckle as he stands trying to catch his breath for a moment.] I'm going to take that as a compliment. Should'a seen me with two arms. Some of this stuff is much easier when you can hold more than one blade.

I can believe this. Now, show this father what you can do with but one arm.

[He shifts his weight.]

I want to see it.

Don't worry. I'm not done yet. [The slash he had recently taken is already nearly closed as Manji rushes forward once again. Only he has learned that he will never be fast enough to beat Kogarasumaru. At least not today so he goes for a more underhanded trick. Before he reaches striking range Manji suddenly kicks a stone from the ground straight at Kogarasumaru.

As the stone flies straight Manji darts to the side to prepare for Kogarasumaru to either dodge or deflect the stone.]

[Surprisingly, he does neither of those things. He instead lets the stone strike him in the face. There's a small bit of blood that appears due to his lip now being cut but he shows no signs of pain as he turns towards Manji and just faces him with a patient smile.

One that might almost look scary with the way a drop of blood slides down his chin.]

Show me more.

[Manji doesn't bother with a retort. Having already committed to an attack from the side he also doesn't let the unsettling expression on Kogarasumaru's face sway his hand. He throws everything he has in an attack to the crow's shoulder.]

[Shifting out of the way, he ducks low before jumping up. He slashes up as he does so and Manji will suddenly get a very close up look at the fact that Kogarasumar's sword is not shaped like a normal katana.

Because it's sharp on both sides.]

[Manji was prepared to take a hint from the back of a katana. So he didn't try to dodge that attack. He's deeply regretting that choice now.] Aw hell!

[He hisses as the sword bites into his skin, but tries for something new once more. Dropping his two pronged sword so he can reach and take hold of Kogarasumaru's blade. He doesn't care if he has to let it dig deeper into his skin, Manji wants to steal his sword away and doesn't care if he has to bleed to do it.]

[With both sides of the blade being sharp, he'll find it cuts deeply into his palm and fingers. However, the sword doesn't let go of the blade. But he can feel the injury. The warm flesh around the steel.

He can feel as the steel shifts and cuts deeper as he actually flips himself around so that he stands on Manji's shoulders. Using his leverage, he pulls to cut the hand holding his weapon, twisting the blade at the same time to cause further damage.

Manji hadn't wanted him to hold back. So he isn't.]

[For a moment Manji thinks that maybe he will be able to steal away the sword. It was going to cost him, yes, but his hand will heal so it was worth it. It's a very fleeting moment as suddenly Kogarasumaru is on his shoulders and with that additional weight on him Manji feels the sword escaping his grasp.

Only escaping isn't the right term. More he can feel his fingers severing as he loses control of those muscles as he doesn't give up on his plan fast enough before he loses a couple fingers. He always was a bit too stubborn for his own good.]

SHIT! [Now what was he going to do? He can't hold even his own blade anymore. His stubborn streak still continues as he tries to shake Kogarasumaru off while also reaching down in an attempt to scoop up any finger he can. Too wrapped up in the fight to figure out that he should give up.]

[Rather than get off, he grabs Manji's hair and puts his sword to his throat.]

Manji, it is time to give up. If you wish another round then surrender this time and heal. You can try again after.

[But this? This is really more suicidal even for someone who is immortal.]

[Manji hisses with a wince as his scalp is pulled back. He feels the cold steal against his throat. For the very briefest of moments he actually leans into it. A very small part of his old life wishing for that warrior's death the worms stole from him, but it's only for that tiny moment. He's very quick to remember Rin and how he needs to stay alive for her again and he backs off.]

Alright. Alright. I surrender. Now leggo before you make me bald.

[Immediately, he jumps off of him and lands gracefully nearby, flicking the sword to the side before sheathing it. Only then does he turn to Manji and actually move closer so that way he can watch how this reattachment works.]

You can be quite the stubborn opponent.

Yeah, I hear that a lot. [He grins as he bends down and places his hand close to the severed fingers on the ground. What Kogarasumaru will see can sometimes make a person's stomach flip. The digits twitch slightly as the worms wiggle inside and start to use their own bodies to replace the flesh that Manji lost. It only takes a minute or two before they are connected enough that Manji can lift his hand off of the ground. In another one or two he will have full use of that hand back.]

As I said immortality has dulled my skill because I can just be stubborn instead.

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CW: Mild gore

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