Karl VS. Black by TorrentWave

_{This is just a random little thing I decided to write. Not finished obviously, as it's missing a beginning and some polishing but I thought you'd might enjoy it. Just a random idea of a fight between Karl and Black.}  

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With a flick of his wrist he sent the metal baton into the air spinning end over end. Karl stabbed forward suddenly, taking advantage of his opponents lack of weapon. Black sidestepped the blade and caught the falling object by the end and slammed it strait down towards Karl's head and shoulders viciously. The coated fighter raised his sword just in time to catch the heavy weapon near the hand guard. Black's arm snapped the weapon back again, raising it over his shoulder for another downward strike. His hand released it though, dropping it behind his shoulder to be caught in his other hand and jabbed strait forward. The quickness and smoothness of the move caught Karl off guard, and the blunt metal weapon hit him hard in the gut and forced him to stumble backwards. Black advanced into his steps, spinning the weapon on his palm before holding it near the silver ring in the middle and stinging hard in a diagonal blow from left to right. Karl caught the heavy weapon on his forearm, sending a jolt of pain through his arm that he powered through. His wrists twisted and his hand grabbed hold to the other end of the weapon. With Black's weapon now held tight, Karl smirked and brought his sword in from the side in a curved disemboweling strike.

Black smirked right back at Karl though as his thumb moved over the silver ring in the center of his weapon. There was a click and suddenly the weight was gone from Karl's side. A slender blade slide right out of the side that Karl was holding, slashing downward and splitting his Kevlar vest open. The noise of metal striking metal rang out as Black twisted his arm and parried Karl's strike with his blade. Karl sneered and stabbed down into Black with the remaining concealed sword he held, but the blow was too forced and Black easily stepped into Karl's reach and beyond the point of the weapon. Black threw his weight forward, shouldering Karl in the chest as his hand grabbed the weapon that Karl had taken from him. Karl once more stumbled back, loosing his grip and forced to give Black back his weapon.

They stood again looking at one another, not more than a few feet apart. Black spun the two blades he held in his hands, twirling them end over end slowly. Karl readied the sword in his hand, face set behind those tinted glasses. With a jerk of his arm Karl launched his sword at black like a spear. Black ducked low, feet spread and arms out to the sides as he avoided the deadly projectile. But when his one dark eye reoriented on Karl he saw that his opponent had drawn a gun and now stood with his finger on the trigged. Black sighed under his breath.

Throwing his weight sideways, Black rolled hard across the floor. Loud gunshots rang out as bullets followed in his wake. Karl drew a second gun from under his coat and opened fire with both, forcing the still crouched Black to dodge and weave in every direction. Black finally got to his feet in a backwards springing roll that planted his back against a wall of concrete. He could practically see the bullets as he pivoted to the side. Large holes opened up in the concrete where he had been. This left him with his back to the large hole of an unfinished window, his eye set on Karl and the two black guns he pointed at him. Black's hands gripped the two weapons he had managed to hold onto tightly. Karl took aim and fired.

Black's swords came up faster than the eye could follow, but despite his speed all he could do was get the metal between him and the flying lead. One shot deflected off the edge of the sword and took a slice out of Black's cheek rather than destroying the side of his face. The other struck where Black had crossed the two blades. The bullet destroyed the swords, both blades snapping in half at the point they were struck. Pieces of metal peppered Black's chest and made him inadvertently step back. Suddenly there was no floor and Black was falling backwards out the open hole.

When Black dropped right out of view Karl rushed forward, putting his guns away as he moved across the room. At the edge of the hole he looked down, expecting a wounded or broken body but instead seeing absolutely nothing. Karl braced himself and leapt down, landing in a roll to break his fall. On his knees he noticed the two shattered swords lying on the ground. Karl rose to his feet holding one of the destroyed weapons, looking it over with covered eyes before turning his hidden gaze back to the unfinished building. Inwardly he wondered what had just happened and what it meant for the future…