4THE FIRST BATTLE!
"Well well well, this is lucky day then. I always wanted to fight the one who defeated a fellow super-soldier." Balderis stated
'Fellow super-soldier.' Both thought to themselves. They barely had time to process this however as Balderis began the attack.
Yuki was shock to see Balderis reaching them so fast but her surprise was interrupted when he kicked Yuki sending her flying backwards into a building. when she crashed into it, she left a human size hole.
"Yuki!" JD shouted shock but was stopped as Balderis swung around and punted her in the stomach, sending her into the air before swatting her away with his second free hand she saw through the air before crashing into a car.
"Ow." JD groaned in pain, glad her suit was made to handle such attack but still felt sore all over, and that was just one attack. She looked around and was surprise to see him gone.
"What the- where are you?" JD questioned, then she notice something, a man shape hole that wasn't there a few minutes ago
'He is underneath me!' JD thought shocked as Balderis hand (With what look like claws coming out of his gloves) shot out of the ground, she barely dodged the hand attack as she jumped over it. She watch carefully as it sunk back to the ground.
"Great he's like a mole. Where is a earth manakyte where you need him' JD thought to herself where he was going to appear next.
Meanwhile up above a news helicopter is watching the event.
"Hmm, looks like Balderis is getting both a audience and a work out." The man (The one sunbathing in chapter 1) stated as he watched tv
"Hmm," A female grunted, she then noticed the man was watching "Oh i see, he toying with one of those types. Sucks ton be him."
"Not necessarily." The second stated. "From the looks of things he not fighting one of those rider but one of their no-power associate and some bird woman." (I don't think yuki shown her phoenix suit to the public yet, correct me if i am wrong.)
"Durak (1), you forget the first rule of combat. Never underestimate your opponent no matter who he is, or else you will get a nasty surprise." the first stated
"Bleugh you sound like Gasgaroff when you say stuff like that." The woman sneered (2)
The second ignored there banter as he watched the screen, curiously. Wondering what the outcome of the battle will be.
JD felt like someone in a pool full of bloodthirsty sharks as Balderis hasn't resurface yet. "Balderis you coward, show yourself, or are you to afraid to show your face." JD shouted, trying to provoke him
Unfortunately, she got her wish.
Bursting out from behind her, Balderis quickly grabbed her in a bear hold and began to squeeze. JD gasped feeling the air leaving her lungs and her rib-bones cracking.
"I caught you my dear." Balderis stated in a superior tone."Now how should I kill you. Crush you with the hold i'm using or let you go so I can stab you in the brain. Decision, decision." Balderis was interrupted from his thoughts as bullets hit him from the side causing him to grunt in pain as he let go of Rhea. He turned around to see Yuki.
"Touch her again and you will be dead before you hit the ground." Yuki said, her glare hidden underneath her helmet.
Instead of being annoyed Balderis laughed "Good, Good! I was worry I killed you too early. It would be in poor taste if the fight ended so early."
With that being said Balderis rushed forward to deliver a punch however Yuki (Placing 'Bonnie' and 'Jane' back into their holsters) dodge the swing as she covered her right fist in ice and smashed it Balderis face (Severely damaging the visor). She then gripped her opponent's shoulders and kneed him in the gut before grabbing his head and kneeing him in the face, causing him body to snap backwards.
She paused a moment to see if he would fall, and was shocked when she heard him laugh
"HEHEHE! YES THIS IS THE KIND OF FIGHT I WAS HOPING FOR!" Balderis laughed as he stood up straight and removed the hazmat suit mask, revealing that his face had what looked like malformed organic drills pushing through its skin. His teeth look as if they had been rendered metallic, becoming pointed like a predator. He opened his mouth, revealing that even his tongue is coated with what looked like scalpel plates. Yuki didn't show it but she inwardly blanched at the sight
"What the matter speechless about a little skin condition." There was a sudden flurry of motion as Balderis charged at Yuki. Yuki was just barely able to get her Gao Dagger up in time before she heard a loud 'clang!' and looked up to see Balderis fingers having protruded steel claw on each finger.
"Personally I find the claw thing to be abit more freaky myself." Balderis joke. Yuki kicked him away into an alley before heading in there as well. They began a deadly dance of dodging the other attacks.
This stopped however as she blocked Balderis right arm downward swing with her dagger but grunted in pain as he successfully stabbed her in the thigh. She raised her leg and kick him in the stomach sending him back.
Balderis smirked abit as he saw Yuki clutching her side in pain. "Well this has been fun but I do have a schedule to keep. He rushed forward but someone rushed forward and blocked his attack with a staff.
"For someone who enjoys fighting, you easily forget that there more than one person here." JD stated with a smirk.
"Heh, well maybe if you don't take so long to recover i wouldn't have forgotten that." Balderis said.
Yuki just grunted as she pushed him back before raising her staff high before swinging it, bashing Balderis in the head, dazing him abit. JD turned towards yuki and threw her something.
"Take this, it's a liquid bandage (3), it should heal the wound done to you by the attack, it was created by Dr. Magi."
Yuki nodded gratefully as she began to use the liquid bandage.
JD turn to see Balderis cracking his neck.
"Pretty good girly, but one little stick won't hurt me."
"Your right, it won't." JD agreed as she turn the staff into a metal cylinder and placed it back in her belt. "But i know something that will." reaching being her cape she pulled out what looked like brass knuckles before putting them on.
"Hmm?" Balderis muttered, wondering why she chose that weapon. He got his answer soon as she punch him in the stomach causing him to scream in pain as electricity shot out of the knuckle weapons and into him. They were weapons she made to deal with threats like this guy.
Giving him no time to retaliate she nailed Balderis twice in the torso. He threw a jab from his left hand. JD saw the attack coming and quickly dodged. "Crud!" Balderis griped. JD quickly reacted and dealt a series of six punches to his head, causing electric sparks to fly.
He stumbled backward. JD was about to continue but was shock to see two of the malform drills shot out of his face (connected to what look like organic wire) heading towards her.
"Oh crap." JD muttered as she started performing backflips to dodge this new strange attack.
"Hehe, thought i was just for short range attacks due to strength and claws, so wasn't expecting this." Balderis stated.
"I confess, that is quite surprising," JD answered. "But I'm still sticking to what i said."
"Oh and what that?"
"Simple, you forget there more than one person fighting." JD stated
Balderis blinked but then he turned his head to see Yuki (With the gao dagger in one hand and Bonnie in the other both weapons glowing."
"Derr`mo!" (4) Balderis shouted as the organic drill return to his face, he quickly began digging but it was too late.
Yuki fired a sub-zero bullet out of Bonnie that flew forward and hit Balderis freezing him almost instantaneously; she then swung the Gao Dagger unleashing a powerful flame slash towards Balderis that exploded on impact.
When the smoke cleared, Balderis was on the ground badly injured.
"Thanks for that Yuki." JD panted, that fight really took it out of her.
"No problem." Yuki said, they heard a groan coming from Balderis. Both cautiously moved towards the figure on the ground, With Yuki pulling out a C3 (Given to her just in case), to capture Balderis. Unaware that someone lurking in the shadows was watching the events.
Balderis slightly raised his head, with a grin. "Heh, I should be angrier at you Devushka for defeating me but that was an impressive fight."
"Balderis before we send you to jail i need to ask you something." JD said. When Balderis didn't say anything JD continued. "Before the fight began you said fellow super-soldier, are you saying you're the same as Acid-man, a super-soldier?"
"Of course do you think i was born with these features," Balderis sarcastically stated "No, I am a super-soldier, created in mother Russia. Just like Prohor."
"But that doesn't make sense." JD muttered "Acid-man reports state that he was-"
"Do you think a country would openly reveal a secret weapon so that the enemy can counter it? The only reason why they share Acid-man info was because of his mercenary for hire schtick."
"If that the case, why is a super-soldiers going on a rampage for no reason, i doubt your country will be pleased by this." Yuki pointed
"You just ask a question yet answer it girly." Balderis stated. Before the two could ask what he meant by that…
Bang
JD and Yuki jumped back as a hole suddenly appeared on Balderis stomach. Balderis gave a silent scream, as blood shoot out of his mouth.
"What the hell!" JD shouted as she looked around to spot what could have done it. But the figure was gone.
Author notes
1) Durak is a russian word for fool. It is also a card game that is popular throughout most of the post-Soviet states. The object of the game is to get rid of all one's cards. At the end of the game, the last player with cards in their hand is referred to as the fool (durak).
2) Acid-man actually says something akin to this in his appearance.
3) the liquid bandage thing was inspired by one of the Batwing comics.
4) Derr`mo is a Russian swear word.
The second chapter is done. (Damn i kinda hate myself for killing Balderis, but the story must go on.) heres a cliff-hanger for ya guys, hope you enjoy it.
