Baiken - Levi counter

He gave a grunt and stumbled back. There was no anger in his eyes, no resentment for her tactics. There was acknowledgement, and learning.

He finally started leveraging that extra arm of his. He stopped swinging with both swords at once and started using the other to cover the follow-through. His movements sped up, but his control never slipped. Baiken was on the backfoot now, dodging whatever attacks she could, using her katana to block what she couldn't dodge.

His offense wasn't perfect. She could see the gaps in between strikes, but his advantages were too strong to press. As things stood, she couldn't hit back at him. Therefor, she did the only thing she could do.

She cut the rope. One slice cleaved it cleanly in two. With the balancing tension gone, the golden bell fell from Levi's shoulders and slammed into the truck's roof.

As soon as he was free, he leaped back and left solid ground. Exactly what she wanted him to do. There was no gaps in his offense, his defense was solid, but escape would keep him preoccupied. As he took to the air, Baiken readied the gun hidden in her sleeve.

He fired both grapples back into the roof, exactly where he'd just left. Baiken froze. He had somehow anticipated her bait and was now moving to counter.

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TheMightyBox72, Semifinals