Let there be blood [FINISHED]

The rush was somewhat unexpected, but he had created distance for just that reason. When the attack for his leg and face came he adeptly slid back to what would have been the crab walk position but raised a foot, hooking his right foot behind the knee that was still on the ground and aiming the other with a kick for his liver, the center of gravity on the human body in an attempt to use the momentum from the charge, william's one legged stance during the kick, and the obstacle of his foot as the catalyst for the fall. After the kick, hit or miss he would flip backwards in a handstand flip back onto his feet.

Thus far he considered himself lucky that he had only taken the one hit. He wasn't healing as quickly in his human form and he still felt that pain, but the relentless assault didn't leave him much time to think and he began to worry about making a mistake.

Zachary grinned as his kicks connected and used the momentum from the kick that had hit the body to rebound backward, standing on one hand and doing a quick spin, balanced on that one hand, to the side.

He remembered his master's warning about using the derivative style from which the acrobatic movements originated, but he wasn't paying attention to that now. He had decided to have fun and use just parts of the Houzuki Ryu style instead of using the whole thing and he wasn't extremely accustomed to using the style without using the horn.

As he turned to the side it suddenly hit him, this was a perfect opportunity to try to learn better to use the style without the horn.

"A mule kick?" were his thoughts as his hand was kicked out from under him. He was suddenly glad he had opted to angle to the side but his hand and arm were bruised badly and one of the feet had connected with his head. More than anything, the damage he had taken had made him a little more clear. He was going to be a bit more serious from this point on, but not so serious as to make this a death match.

A smile crept onto his face as he squeezed his ear, bending it in such a way as to cause even more pain. This caused a sudden release of endorphins, and his eyes narrowed. His hand still throbbed, the wrist must have been dislocated, but there was no way for him to heal it without shifting and that was hardly sporting even for just the slight burst of strength from glabro form. He had even forbidden himself from tapping into his rage, choosing now to fight truly as a human.
"Well, I guess I'm going to have to step it up a notch." He said, extending his left foot forward and to the right with his right foot as to the side. He then extended both of his hands forward with open palms, holding his wrist up to revel in the pain.

"Well now, hajimemashou ka?(shall we begin)" He added, using the words to indicate his new intent.

Zachary smirked as William inquired as to his well being.
"It's nothing. If anything you're at the disadvantage now." He said in a matter of fact tone. He was intoxicated now, it was called "the fighter's high". He was in a state of euphoria with endorphins flowing through his system. Any amateur martial artist would have been taught the trick so it wasn't anything special but he didn't even feel anything, save for a dull throb from his wrist. With that he held his stance, watching his opponent for any sign of movement.

An instant, that was the span of time that would decide the match. He held his breath, exhaling slowly to calm and steady his body and prevent lactic acid from building up to cause any kind of shake or tremor. As the attack lanced towards his face he used his left arm to wrap up William's so that his opponent's arm was locked, his palm on the elbow, and he extended the first knuckle of each finger forward on his right hand, aiming for the brachial plexus. Just before the strike hit, he bent William's arm back, forcing his shoulder forward and thus pushing the brachial nerve out further. When the strike hit, the knuckles drove into the nerve tissue.

If done right the attack would have sent an overload of sensory information and causing temporary paralysis, much the same effect as turning a shark upside down on its back.



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