[Fight Club] Old School (Pop/Para)

It went exactly as everybody expected.

The sharp side of Ardos' sword collided with Tao's side with enough force to break down concrete, effectively ripping Tao in half. Blood and gore spilled everywhere, making the audience gasp in shock and disgust.

Ardos dropped his bloody sword onto the solid concrete and looked everybody over. Everybody reeled back in fear. Exactly as planned.

"My boss and my co-worker couldn't stand against me." Ardos gestured to the stab wounds evident all over his body. "What makes you fuckers think you could?" He pointed at the gore and viscera coloring the ground like spilled paint and meat. "If you come into the Club hoping to start shit, you know what you're going to get."

When Ardos saw the dead man in one piece, he was only mildly shocked. Tao didn't seem like a quitter. He knew he had a plan.

He tossed him his leather jacket with a faint smile.

"Good job," he said softly. "I better get better pay because of this."

Deith was almost falling asleep this whole time-- he can't help it, he was too exhausted-- already recovering little by little, until the crowd created a unified noise. He opened his eyes, seeing what Ardos did, what happened to Tao, what the fighting area looked like... And then Tao bursting into flames and ashes and being revived.

Like Ardos, the shock didn't get him too badly. Most probably because he had been suspicious of the kid this whole time-- why were they putting up a show like this anyway?— and because he was still a little sleepy and heavy as he stood up and tried to absorb everything he missed.

"That was beautiful, Tao. I gotta say," he said, stroking his nape lazily as he looked around. Terrified and stunned people surrounded them, and he looked at them sharply. Of course, even though Ardos defeated him, he was still doing okay, at least he was okay now, and this crowd should fear him too.

He walked towards the other two, heading to Tao to give him a congratulatory and partly teasing pat on the head. And then he turned to Ardos, and only offered a nod and a smile. This whole thing was weird but at least nobody strayed from the original plan.