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When; July 5, Night
Rating; PG13
Characters; Greed

hakka_tourou
Summary; Greed argues with yet another D. Grayman character and gets himself into a tussle.
Log;

Greed was already doing his stretches on the beach as he waited for his opponent. Pretty boy obviously had an attitude problem that needed fixing. And if one thing every changed an outlook, it was a good bruising.

"Oi," Greed called out, splashing his face with some seawater, "Don't keep me waitin', boy! Tell ya' what, howsabout you make the first maneuver?"

Greed hopped excitedly from one foot to the other, awaiting the next strike.

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Greed burst from the water and touched down 10 meters from his opponent. He tapped his feet against the sand as his body regenerated, then cracked his joints.

"Pretty good. Pretty neat trick. I've got some too."

Alchemical energy crackled over Greed's body as his flesh changed from flesh-colored, to a shiny black hue. He let out a low growl and tensed his muscles, then launched himself at his opponent.

"Come on! Let's go!" he yelled, throwing a series of roundhouse kicks at his opponent.

Now, this was more like it. Kanda smirked and slashed at his opponent with his sword, slicing through his skin, unsatisfied till he made this man bleed.

A few kicks knocked him backwards, sending him crashing to the sand, but he merely pushed himself back on his feet to return the favor.

"You won't survive this time," he murmured before he sent a fresh wave of his kaichuu against him, calling the attack out of his sword. The blade shimmered with energy as the bugs spewed forth.

The blade dinged off of Greed's hardened skin, creating sparks as it slashed. He laughed and pressed his attack as he felt the kicks connect, only to catch a face full of insect.

"Shit!" he yelled, closing his mouth. The bugs scrabbled at his new flesh, but couldn't penetrate. One by one, he crushed them in his hands.

"HA HA HA HA! They don't call me the Ultimate Shield for nothin'! This skin is harder than diamond, ya' dope!" he mocked, bringing his fists together, "Try to hurt me now!"

Kanda stared at the newly hardened skin for a moment before his irritation took over, and he charged at him without thinking, ready to slice him apart and see exactly how impenetrable this 'Ultimate Shield' was. When his sword refused to go through, he stepped back and cursed under his breath.

"What the hell are you?" he asked, getting ready to make an attack on that second skin.

"A homunculus. We're artificial super-humans, basically. Like a step up from humans."

He cracked his joints and charged his opponent, jumping high into the air and trying to come down on him with both feet.

"NOW it's gettin' fun, ha ha! Hit me as much as ya' like!"

Kanda's eyes widened as the other man sought to crush him, and he quickly ran out of the way just in time to dodge. Whoever this guy was, he was a lot faster than he originally gave him credit for.

"I'll find some way to kill you."

His sword lit up again as he called out 'nigentou', producing two blades made out of energy and narrowing his eyes as he charged towards him again, ready to slash him into pieces.

"Come on, kid! Let's see what you can do!"

Greed met the charge with his own, winding up his arm as he went at the boy, cracking his knuckles in anticipation of the blow.

"Let's see if you agility can overcome pure strength and endurance, ha ha!" he laughed, throwing a straight punch for the man's chest, "Don't worry, pal! I won't throw a hard enough punch to cave your weak human lungs in! So just accept your unconsciousness!"

Kanda's sword barely touched the other man before he went flying, his chest burning from the pain. His back connected hard with the ground, and he winced and grit his teeth, angry that his skin really was impenetrable.

His rib bones cracked from the impact, and he could barely force himself to move, waiting for the effects of his fast-healing body to fix him enough to move. "Bastard," he cursed out loud and lay still on the ground, wheezing.

Seeing the hit connect, Greed stood his ground and watched the boy fly back. He let his shield drop as stuffed his hands into his pockets, whistling loudly.

"Hoo boy! That's quite a painful lookin' shot. Ya' know, this can end anytime. Just call me Greed-sama and apologize for wastin' my time."

As the shielding on his arms changed back, he couldn't help noticing a small scratch on it.

"...You...You scratched my fucking arm! You asshole! What the hell are those made of? Certainly no ordinary metal."

"Go to Hell," Kanda hissed, trying to climb back onto his legs, clutching his aching ribs in pain.

He willed his body to heal faster, trying to summon enough strength to deliver a stronger blow. He couldn't let this man walk away from the fight alive.

Greed sat down in cross-legged manner, whistling lightly and drawing lazy circles in the dirt with his finger.

"Ahh, guess it can't be avoided. Need a little more softening up, eh? Guess I'll just sit here until ya' feel better. Feel free to attack again."

Greed fell back onto the sand, looking up at several clouds while he waited.

Kanda scowled at the veiled insult and shoved his sword into the sand, using it as leverage as he pushed himself. He could feel the ache spread through his body, but he refused to let it get to him.

He hated to have to use his next attack, but his opponent was leaving him no choice. Kanda called out 'kinki sangeshiki', and three dots appeared in his eyes as well as small tattoo lines skimming over his face. It ate up what little life he had overall, but it would give him the necessary speed and power to kill this bastard once and for all.

"Eh?" Greed said, scratching his head, "What the hell is all this, then?"

Kanda didn't give him any more time to think or speak, rushing towards him with his katana and slashing him wherever he could. He tried cutting deeper, energy surrounding his sword as he drove it stubbornly into the other man's skin.

Greed scrambled backwards from the attack, slipping on the sand for a moment. He stared as his arm came off above the elbow, the limb dropping uselessly.

"W-wait! I--" he didn't have a chance to get out the last, as his lower jaw came flying off with another strike, "Grrmph!"

He kicked up his legs, knocking up a flurry of sand between them as he jumped back.

Kanda's lips pulled back sharply, pleased that he was starting to make his way towards defeat. The idiot wouldn't last much longer while Kanda was in the state.

"It's useless trying to dodge."

He ran faster, zipping across the sand and trying to bury his blade into the guy's chest and end his pathetic life once and for all.

Greed gurked as the blade bit into his sternum and through his body. He was pinned to the sand. He continued to gurgle as his limbs regenerated, his arm reaching up for Kanda's hand.

"You...prick!" he said, his jaw regenerated, "I'm gonna' kick the shit outta' you!"

Kanda's eyes widened as he watched the limbs regenerate quickly, faster than he himself could heal. Even if he did cut through the armor, it wouldn't stop this jerk from getting back up.

Pulling his sword away, he cursed again under his breath and tried to come up with another plan. "I don't know what the fuck you are, but even if I did kill you, you'd come back tomorrow in this place, right?"

"Dunno, maybe?" Greed said, rising up and cracking his neck, "Never died here. I self-resurrect immediately."

He tested his new limbs for a moment, then readdressed his opponent.

"Just give up, kid. I've got more lives in me than you could waste. You're still nothin' compared to some swordsmen I've seen. I'll still be goin' long after your stamina runs out."

Kanda tossed a glare at him and began sheathing his sword, unwilling to waste any more time or any more of his life reserve fighting this asshole. It was no point if he was just going to come back and annoy him over and over.

"'che. Whatever you say. I'm sick of dealing with you. Not helping me find a way out of this place any faster."

"Fine. I'm sick of beatin' you, anyway. It's no fun anymore. I satisfied that I can beat your ass if I need to. Outta' my sight, kid."

Kanda let out a snort of disgust and said nothing else, refusing to waste any more words on this fool. He was better off avoiding him until he left -avoiding most people, even.

With a few quick hops, Greed was out of the area.

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