The Martial Unity

POW POW POW

WHOOSH

Kane peppered Rui with many strikes, evading a wild haymaker smoothly. On the outside, it seemed as though Kane was furiously punishing Rui, determined to win.

Yet unbeknownst to anybody, perhaps even Rui himself, Kane was rather melancholic. He truly hoped Rui had a way to defeat him, but it seemed this wasn't the case. It had been quite some time since the match had begun, yet as time passed by, the odds of victory of Rui seemed to grow dimmer and dimmer.

Rui soon abandoned offense and focused purely on defense, being pushed to the edge bit by bit. Although his defense was solid, not being able to engage in any proactive defense because he couldn't see Kane's attacks meant that even Kane's meagre offense was able to push him back and secure more and more space over time.

BAM!

Kane hit Rui with a powerful pushing kick, shoving him to the edge of the ring.

Kane sighed to himself.

It was time.

He rushed towards Rui from an unconventional angle with a charged attack and a heavy attack.

Every detail of this fight would reach the ears of his family, one way or another, they had too much influence.

How could he possibly justify not taking this juicy opportunity?

He couldn't, especially when he exploited such opportunities in all his previous matches, and the fact that it was, frankly, common sense.

He sighed inwardly. It was a shame. But he didn't intend to blame Rui. He had done his best and it was unfair to expect more than that.

he reached Rui. Kane's eyes widened as he saw the briefest of grins

swift sweeping kick towards Kane, aiming

his balance while moving towards at the edge of the ring would instantly mean he would fly out of the ring. Rui's crouching sweeping kick seemed to be aimed at ringing out Kane

how did Rui know when and where to land this

He didn't know.

But it didn't matter.

into the air, dodging the attack cleanly. The easiest way to avoid

what happened next shocked

WHOOSH

The attack disappeared.

It was a feint!

hadn't moved much, just enough for a

flew wide open as his he stared at Rui, who stared right back at him with an

PEW!

right toe soared, cutting through the air as Rui propelled forward as fast as

This was his goal!

of Kane's position at all times, it wasn't enough. Kane's evasive skill and capability was so high he could easily avoid Rui's attacks even if Rui knew where he vaguely was at. This was obviously true, Kane was capable of avoiding Rui quite well even when Rui

what could Rui

simple, either outmaneuver Kane's evasiveness with

Perhaps if Rui could see Kane he might have managed with a well-timed combination of Blink and Phantom Step,

the few solutions he had managed to think about

his evasiveness was almost entirely useless. He had feinted a committed sweeping kick, where he threw everything into it, meaning it would be

This was his blunder.

was mid-air. He couldn't really

threat to Kane. Even Nel had avoided them, Kane could