((WARNING - Long post below))
Saki watched on as Ryozo showed her a move.
"Not bad... for an amatuer."
She then holds Pale Blue Ice infront of her body and it began to emit a yellow glow.
"I hope you're watching how professionals do it." She said to Ryozo without looking at him. She was concentrating on the 2 bandits and picked the smaller of the two to target.
"VENGEFUL STRIKE."
She swung the sword and a yellow beam shot forth at the smaller of the 2 bandits, hitting him in the chest and passing straight through him, killing him instantly.
She then turned her attention to the larger bandit, obviously the groups strong man.
"Let's go big guy. Me versus you, one on one with a weapon."
The bandit snorted at her "I'll crush you like a twig!"
Saki laughed at this comment "Prove it bozo."
The bandit picked up a massive axe and began walking towards her "Time to die little one."Saki let Pale Blue Ice hang near the ground as she began pacing in circles around the bandit "Prove it big guy. Hit me if you can."
The bandit took a swing at Saki, aiming to chop straight down through her head.
Saki side stepped the axe and let it plummet into the ground. She stopped walking for a second "Wow, looks like you missed."
The bandit grunted and pulled the axe out of the ground, taking another swing at Saki, this time aiming to decapitate her.
Saki ducked the axe and then jumped the follow up strike aimed at her legs. She laughed a bit "You still missed. Are you blind, stupid or both?"
The bandit roared out in frustration "Stop moving you little bug so I can crush you!"
He then charged at Saki, aiming to knock her over.
She jumped up and over the bandit, planting her feet into his back and pushing off. The result left Saki standing up with Pale Blue Ice sheathed and the bandit on the ground with a mouth full of dirt.
Saki turned to the bandit "You never learn, do you? You're not going to hit me so give up and tell me what we want to know."
The bandit picked himself up and grabbed his axe again "How about you don't move and let me take a swing at you. Then we'll see if you're still standing."
Saki smiled "As nice as that sounds it isn't the information that I'm after. Sorry but you need to die now because you're no use to me anymore."
The bandit looked at Saki, eyes wide and a bead of sweat running down his right cheek. He threw the axe away and drew a long sword. Then with a slight bit of fear in his voice he spoke to Saki "You'll never be able to kill me. I'm stronger than you."
Saki smiled "Prove it."
She then charged at the bandit, ducked his pathetic attack at her head and slammed the hilt of Pale Blue Ice into the bandit's chin, stunning him momentarily while she drew the katana and chopped off one of his hands.
The bandit screamed out in agony and Saki moved out of his range, looking at him cooly "Are you going to tell me what I want to know or not?'
The bandit tightened his grip on his sword and Saki sighed "Fine, you put this upon yourself."
She then walked towards the bandit, ducking his even more clumsy strike and walked right past him, slicing through his hamstring as she passed him.
The bandit collapsed to the floor and dropped his sword, using his hand to clutch his hamstring.
Saki walked back infront of the bandit and stood there "Now tell me what I want to know!"
The bandit looked up and spat at Saki.
She deflected the saliva with the flat of Pale Blue Ice and then decapitated the bandit, his head rolling along the ground before stopping at Ryozo's feet.
Sake cleaned Pale Blue Ice before sheathing it and walking back over to Ryozo "Let's keep going. He told me nothing but he didn't deny anything either."
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