CRASH!
Aaron stood up. up, "Well, wasn't expecting that," he muttered before looking up and seeing the rat king dropping onto the spot where he was standing. Aaron rolled to the side just in time.
The rat king landed and quickly lost sight of him, before out of the corner of his eye he saw Aaron behind him, preparing to swing. The rat king smirked. "There you are." He turned around, his fist back, but
Aaron wasn't there.
Just then, he felt a slash go across his back. Aaron was right behind him, and he followed with a slash downward, causing the rat king to jump back, barely dodging it. The rat king drew his fist back and punched Aaron in the stomach. Aaron grabbed his arm and swung his spear. The rat king ducked and twisted his arm in a way that got him free.
The rat king backed up. "Ah, so you decided to get serious? Let me return the favor..."
The rest of the group was behind a boulder, watching the fight and, for Sebastion's part, trying to stay conscious. "Why didn't we bring any water?" he muttered. "I don't know man we thought this would be quick?" Alex said. The rat king looked their way. Amari's eyes widened, but before they could do anything, the rat king appeared in front of the boulder and picked it up.
The rat king's eyes locked with them.
Amari felt her bones lock up. Everyone froze as they stared into the black abyss that was the Rat King's eyes.
The rat king's eyes trailed over them.
Then turn around. "I can get you all later. After all, I want to eat you fresh."
He threw the boulder Aaron's way. Aaron swung, cutting the boulder in half, just for the rat king to be right behind it, punching him in the face. Aaron swung in a long arc, slicing the rat king.
The group moved to a nearby hole in the wall. "Shit, shit," Alex murmured over and over as he paced. Milo's body shook, Jamie grabbed her hair, and Sebastion was still hanging on to consciousness. Amari stood there. "He could have ended us right there, and we wouldn't have been able to do anything about it." She looked at the fight between Aaron and the rat king. "The only person keeping us alive right now is Aaron."
"Windslash" More cuts on Aaron's body. The rat king closed in. Aaron blocked with his spear. The rat king went for a low leg swipe. Aaron got hit but didn't buckle. Instead, he stabbed the rat king through his shoulder and threw him into a wall. The rat king collided with the wall before flying back over at blinding speed. He grabbed Aaron's head and dragged his face across the floor. Aaron stabbed him in the side while he did so. The rat king threw him in the air to the ceiling, and when Aaron reached there, the rat king kept punching him into it.
Right
Left
He kept doing so until Aaron hit the rat king to the floor, and as Aaron dropped, he landed on the rat king's stomach, feet first. The air grew sharp once more. "Windslash," the rat king choked out, trying to wrestle Aaron off of him. He did so, but not before Aaron left gashes on his leg. Now floating, the rat king held out his hand. "Windslash." More slashes appeared on Aaron's body, yet Aaron kept running towards him. The rat king flew around him. "Windslash" cuts "Windslash" even more. However, Aaron kept running his way, "Why… Why won't you die already?!" The rat king shouted in frustration, flying forward with his fist back. Aaron sidestepped him and swung down, hitting the rat king on the back, causing him to bounce on the floor. "Because I'm Aaron, leader of the Jaded Blade, you asshole. "The rat king shakily stood up, and you have gotten boring to fight." As Aaron said, he shifted his form in the process, putting his spear in a thrusting stance, and for the first time in the rat king's kinghood, he felt true fear.
"Origin style, first form..."