"" Cyanide was silent, contemplating whether or not to respond to the man's challenge. Luna and Kirika, however, both had more to say.
"Well you're dedicated, I'll give you that," Kirika said with a sigh and a shrug. "But you're still quite outnumbered, you know? If anything, fighting us now is even worse of a decision than fighting us last night. What makes you think Cyanide will fight you one-on-one? He's never been one to fight fair."
"So people just don't know when to give up" Luna muttered, then turned to her creator. "Allow to teach him a lesson, Cyanide."
But to both of their utter surprises, Cyanide brushed past them and stepped forward, having changed his mind.
" Very well. I accept your challenge."
"E-Eh?"
"C-Cyanide?"
"Oho" Lust comntated from one side, intrigued by this unexpected turn of events. Ragnar, on the other hand, rely snorted, as if he had predicted this would happen.
"So you rember too, huh?" He chuckled, hauling his greatsword off his back and slamming it into the concrete ground to send splinters and fractures across the pavent. "A rather unexpected outco! I never thought soone like you would bother rembering each of your enemies individually."
"I don't," Cyanide replied. "But you are not just any enemy."
"What" Luna and Kirika were both stunned speechless at the dialogue unfolding before them, utterly confused and bewildered at what the hell exactly was going on.
Slowly walking towards the man until the two were rely several feet apart, Cyanide narrowed his eyes.
"They call you the Hunter of the underground. A dark vigilante, working for no one but yourself. Unsatisfied with how the police settle things, you took it upon yourself to exorcise the law, and handle criminals your own way: death. Ragnar Creed, the Titan of Shadows."
At this, the manRagnarfrowned, almost as if cringing at the nickna.
" I see my reputation precedes but you also know my real na, sohow. Guess I should not underestimate a top assassin's information network, huh?"
"I did a little digging around ever since our encounter, as I was bored," Cyanide said. "Ca across a few rumors here and there. But to think we really would et again what an interesting twist of fate."
"I, Ragnar Creed, will always do what I say," Ragnar said, pulling his greatsword back out from the ground and pointing it towards Cyanide. "That is why I chose this last na in the first place."
'Chose?' Cyanide furrowed his brows a bit at this choice of words, but decided it didn't matter anyway.
"You want a fight with ? Fine," Cyanide said a wry smirk tugging at his lips. "It's been a while since I've faced an opponent as capable as you. But I wonder are you capable enough to survive?"
"Hmph you talk big, but you'll be calling big brother in a second," Ragnar snorted arrogantly, deep brown eyes shining with indignation. "Bring it on, Cyanide."
"Wait," Luna interjected, unable to just watch this any longer. "What's going on, Cyanide? Why are you taking this one-on-one fight? You've never done sothing like this in the past, even with all the so-called 'capable' opponents you've faced before on your missions."
"You're right. Back on Earth, I never would've taken a fight like this," Cyanide said, twirling his gun around his finger. "But the reason I even ca to this place was to break boredom. If I don't even try a little sothing new in this new world where's the fun in that?"
Of course, that was not the real reason. But since Ragnar was present, Cyanide couldn't afford to speak his thoughts out loud. While it was true, the two had t before, back on Earth, Cyanide couldn't care less about that. The true reason he was humoring this man was simplehe could be made into a valuable pawn. Nothing more, nothing less.
Well that, and the thrill of trying out all his newfound powers in this world on a real, living experint subject.
"I see" Luna murmured to herself, setting her chin on her fingers. "Understood, Cyanide. If that is what you wish, then I have no reason to complain."
Kirika, on the other hand, rely gave a sigh. "Really I can't understand you sotis. On one hand, you are always so calculating and don't take any unnecessary risks, but now, on the other, you're doing sothing like this"
"Hm I think I understand," Lust said as Cyanide and Ragnar headed off to their arena a few ters away to get so open space. "From what I have gathered, he was a professional assassin in his old world, correct?"
Luna gave a nod. "The best of the best, in fact."
"Exactly it. Can you imagine how taxing on the mind that occupation is?" Lust said with a chuckle. "Always living on the edge always calculating always being cautious of every little thing you encounter. When you live a life like that for so many years, always having your guard up, it slowly becos a habit. Routine. And when a routine is repeated many, many tis, it becos boring, does it not? That is why he ca here, no?"
"Ah so, basically, he wants to get rid of those habits, those routines, by coming here and now this fight?" Kirika asked, scratching her head.
"That might be a too extre way of putting it," Lust replied. "So habits can never be 'gotten rid of', as you say. Even now, I'd assu he is calculating his opponent's moves, planning ahead, and spotting the tiniest of weaknesses and openings that anyone else would easily miss. But this one-on-one fight it is sothing new. Sothing fresh. Sothing he has never truly experienced before. So if I had to coin a term for what he is doing right now with this fight it would be to simply 'explore'."
"That does make sense," Luna admitted. "In the past, contrary to what you may think, Cyanide did not actually get into too many fights. Nearly all of his assassinations were pulled off perfectly smoothly, and actual combat was rarely if ever involvedshowing just how good his assassination skills truly are. There were certain tis when things did not go as expected, and he was forced to fight his way out of a predicant, but have ever involved a one-on-one duel like this."
"Huh" Kirika murmured, as if trying to contemplate that very fact. "Where I ca from, duels were an everyday occasion. But if what you say is true, then that ans he utterly crushed in a one-on-one without any prior experience?"
Her eyes widened in fear at Cyanide's capabilities for a second, and Luna rely smiled.
"Yes. He has a tendency to pull things off successfully, even without any forr experience. If I had to say, though, even if he did not show it, he enjoyed the environnt and feeling of his duel with you, and thus wants to try it again here. Besides it seems he and this Titan of Shadows person have a historyone that even I have no idea about. But now that I think about it that na is familiar"
That's rightthis was not the first ti Cyanide and Ragnar had t. Their last eting had been brief, but it was enough to make Cyanide intrigued enough in the person to research him.
Indeedit was the first, and only ti, Cyanide had failed to deliver a killing blow.
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