the Hecta city

Hm? *examines you closely for a moment, then hums to myself* You're not a normal Shinigami are you? *squeezes my eyes shut for a second and opens them again* There's something... synthetic about you.

Ah, so that's it. *takes a deep breath, thinking about your proposal* Alright then, let's see just how good I am *gets into a fighting stance, extending my gauntlet covered left arm toward you*

No worries, I can tell you won't be an easy opponent *holds still for a moment, observing you*

...Hikari! *As I shout a single word, what looks like white flames comes from the joins of my gauntlet and a white beam is shot from my palm, aimed straight for your head*

*As you approach, I keep my eyes on you, half expecting that kind of maneuver, and when you throw your punch I use shunpo just in time to put distance between us again, then shot another beam at you while you're crouched*

*taken well by surprise, I take the punch but while going with the flow, I lift my left leg and kick the Shinigami Lieutenant hard in the side of her ribcage*

I bet most of my friends and family would think, that my final duel would take place here. No, it will be in Maze Forest. This city is large, but not a place for my tactical warfare, sadistic torturous methods, or trickery and deception. All this field provides me is an area to crush with energy arsenals and physical strength. Dang it, I really want to enjoy this, my last three battles were such a degradation for me. My mistakes, were playing it safe, undermining their powers, getting ahead of myself, and not fully thinking things through, at the same time, stress had something to do with it, I guess many a battles were. Fists first, brains later, but my biggest mistake was thinking about the bonds I shared with Hallow, Phantom and Lloyd, I wanted an event, and I wanted a clash of wills and bonds, I was so freaking emotional.

I've brought some emotion into all my duels, the only emotion I need in battle, is the joy and thrill of the fight, nothing more, during my time in Brutalica, when I threw away my battling lifestyle I also forgot what Wires and the others taught me, in battle, I'm supposed to be ruthless, brutal, not showing any remorse, the opponent is a rival or maybe an adversary, but he or she is your enemy, whether or not they are friend or foe outside of the duel.

In battle, none of that matters, none of that bullcrap matters, so when I face Jishin, I'll collect myself, and all their teachings, throw away emotions other than joy of battle and my rage. So that I can fight one last time, as The King of the Beasts, and Leader of the Uzuchiha clan, fallen or not, and finally as just myself.

Foxkage.