Juggernauts

The day of two juggernauts.

Azalo-G swiftly dodges the next two swings of Azalo-K’s spear. Attempting to negotiate, though Azalo-K is long past that. At that moment, Azalo himself stands in his office. Seeing Azalo-K and Azalo-R both lose their title, anarchy was ensuing. Kanine throws his spear directly at Azalo-G, -G catching it and tossing it aside. “Are you even listening to me?” Azalo-G yells out. “We’re far past words; it's time to settle this lifelong debate. And I'm ready to do WHATEVER it takes. Show me the Azalo-G thats feared, not this husky trash!” Kanine roars out, Azalo-G conjuring a chain and brass knuckles. Azalo-K retrieves his spear, Azalo-G tossing aside his chain gun. “Melee only? I'm flattered.” Kanine points out, rushing Azalo-G the next second. Azalo-G blocks the strike with his brass knuckles, throwing a strong left hook. Kanine activates his foresight, dodging the punch at the last second. Kanine follows up swiftly, leaving no room for rest as he thrusts forward with his spear. Azalo-G conjures a shield, blocking the thrust and shield-bashing Kanine away. Kanine plants his feet, stopping his momentum before disarming Azalo-G’s shield with his chain sword. Azalo-G disperses the shield as hes disarmed, rushing forward with a haymaker already fully wound. Kanine weaves the right haymaker, kicking Azalo-G in the stomach before hip-throwing him onto the ground. Azalo-G plants his hands, kicking Kanine in the chest before returning to his feet.
Azalo-S and -L watch nearby, wondering whether to intervene. “We’re both thinking the same thing. So, should we?” Azalo-L points out. “Nah, let them duel it out. They’ve wanted this for a while.” Azalo-S responds. Azalo-G returns to his feet, blocking a chain sword strike. Kanine wraps the chain sword's blade around Azalo-G’s arm, planning to rip it off. Azalo-G twists the extended blade, grabbing onto it and suddenly yanking it backward. Pulling Kanine closer and shattering the sword. Kanine uses the momentum, holding his spear in front of him. Azalo-G redirects the thrust before backhanding Kanine into a nearby wall. Azalo-G charges after him, pinning Kanine to the wall and slamming his head directly where Kanine’s would be. Kanine swiftly escapes the grab as Azalo-G shatters the wall with the headbutt. Kanine attempts to backstab Azalo-G, thrusting forward with his spear. Azalo-G catches the thrust, overpowering Kanine briefly for a strong left hook. Kanine tanks the punch, regaining his spear and leg-sweeping Azalo-G. Azalo-G briefly loses his footing, dispersing his chain and brass knuckles for a flail. Kanine attempts to cut the flail’s chain; Azalo-G side-kicks him back to follow up with two flail swings. The flail grazes Kanine, drawing blood before he slashes the chain. Kanine grabs the spiked ball of the flail, throwing it directly at Azalo-G. Azalo-G disperses the flail, as he and Kanine both slowly circle each other. Azalo-G dives for Kanine, grabbing him and ripping him outside the building. Kanine slams Azalo-G into the floor, with Azalo-G following up with a leg sweep to recover his footing. Kanine uses the momentum from the leg sweep for a tornado roundhouse kick, hitting Azalo-G dead center and throwing him into a nearby building. Nearby citizens flee; the police evacuate everyone. They knew this wasn't a fight to break up, nor would either of the juggernauts appreciate interruptions.
Kanine overclocks his foresight; Azalo-G briefly overclocks to conjure a three-section staff. Kanine uses his foresight to constantly predict Azalo-G; the three-section staff and Azalo-G’s erratic fighting style make it hard to form a fighting path. Azalo-G briefly overwhelms Kanine’s foresight, landing multiple clean blows and ending off with a powerful right hook. Kanine climbs out of the rubble left by his impact, cracking his back and neck before retrieving his spear. “I guess I really do have to give it my all,” Kanine says, overclocking his foresight once more. But at that moment, Kanine's demon pact had fully manifested, now in raw flesh. Kanine seemingly teleports in front of Azalo-G, landing 3 clean slashes before Azalo-G defends properly. Kanine thrusts at Azalo-G’s stomach, Azalo-G grabbing Kanine’s arm to throw him back. Azalo-G silently notes the influx of power Kanine suddenly obtained, wondering how to counter this. Azalo-G rises to his feet, wondering if this was possible any longer. Azalo-G rushes first, conjuring a large pole for a horizontal swing, Kanine dodging the swing with ease. Kanine slides under the pole, slashing Azalo-G’s thigh and kicking the back of his leg. Azalo-G topples over, lying flat on the floor to dodge Kanine’s spear thrust. Azalo-G twirls briefly, now fully facing Kanine as he conjures a short sword. Kanine slashes multiple times with his spear to deny Azalo-G his weapon. Azalo-G tanks two slashes to block the third with his short sword. Twisting Kanine’s strike to disarm him. Azalo-G and Kanine briefly separate, both regaining what stamina they could. Azalo-G disperses the short sword, conjuring two Desert Eagles. Kanine braces, knowing what's coming. Azalo-G rushes in, stopping briefly to fire the Desert Eagles 4 times. Kanine swiftly dodges the first 3 shots, the 4th grazing his leg. Azalo-G disperses the pistols for a lance, thrusting forward twice. Kanine parries both thrusts with his spear, attempting a counterattack. Azalo-G notices Kanine charging at him, conjuring a hammer for a heavy horizontal swing. Kanine slides under the swing, attempting to slash Azalo-G’s legs again. Azalo-G quickly conjures a katana, parrying the spear slash and countering with two swift slashes. Kanine back handsprings away, dodging both slashes before rushing back in. Azalo-G disperses the katana, forming two gauntlets to block, then counters Kanine’s quick thrust. Kanine dodges the first two punches, blocking the third to shoulder-bash Azalo-G back. Azalo-G disperses the gauntlets, conjuring a combat knife for a quick thrust and swing. Kanine weaves the thrust to be grazed by the sudden swing, using his spear to slice the knife’s blade off. Azalo-G conjures an axe, swinging at Kanine while hes stunned. Kanine blocks the swing last second, the axe damaging his spear handle. Azalo-G disperses the axe for a mace, swinging fiercely at Kanine to hopefully break his spear. Kanine hops backward, charging back at Azalo-G with a thrust from his spear. Azalo-G conjures a great sword, breaking Kanine's attack attempt with a diagonal slash. Kanine bends his back, making Azalo-G just barely miss. Though not seeing Azalo-G conjure two short swords for a quick slashing combo. Kanine tanks multiple slashes, grappling the next swing and punching Azalo-G, sending him slightly back. Azalo-G conjures a shotgun, the other weapons dispersing as Azalo-G fires. Kanine slashes the bullets out of the air, only a few pellets grazing him. Azalo-G conjures a long sword last, dashing forward with two long diagonal swings. Kanine parries both swings, kicking Azalo-G away into a nearby building.
Azalo-G knew he wasn't nearly coming close to winning. Kanine had sustained almost zero damage while Azalo-G was exhausted. Kanine waited for the dust to settle, staring Azalo-G down. “Well, I guess we now know who the strongest juggernaut is. Don't we? It was a pleasure fighting.” Kanine says, winding his spear back to decapitate Azalo-G. Various memories pass over Azalo-G’s mind. All that training and near-death experiences he had to endure flashed across his eyes as Kanine readied himself to swing. Azalo-G knew this was the end.
Though let's be real, why would it be his end? Azalo-G caught the spear swing, rising to his feet and throwing Kanine far back with a haymaker. Kanine sensed something different in Azalo-G. He knew one thing for sure: Azalo-G’s demon pact had fully manifested, now integrated with his biology.

A juggernaut's nightmare

Azalo-G conjures a weapon usually too complicated for his pact, though no longer. Azalo-G conjures his Stellar Edge, reloading the shells and squaring up to Kanine to resume the fight. Azalo-G flourishes briefly, popping a cigar and lighting it as Azalo-K cracks his knuckles. “This will be real fuckin’ delicious,” Azalo-G says, rushing directly at Kanine. Kanine blocks high, reflecting Azalo-G’s slash and attempting to hook his leg behind Azalo-G’s knees. Azalo-G pulls the trigger on his Stellar Edge, slashing straight through Kanine’s spear handle and slicing a bit of his flesh. Kanine side-kicks Azalo-G away, throwing a tomahawk after him. Azalo-G redirects the axe throw, reloading his Stellar Edge for another rushdown. Kanine chucks his spear handle as Azalo-G rushes, forcing him to pivot and briefly stop. Kanine pulls out a dagger during the pause, Azalo-G charging quickly while pulling and firing the Stellar Edge. Azalo-K parries the first swing with his spearhead, slashing twice with his knife. Azalo-G catches the second knife swing, disarming him while Kanine disarms Azalo-G. Kanine throws the first punch, landing square on Azalo-G’s shoulder, with Azalo-G responding in the form of a strong left hook. Kanine and Azalo-G relentlessly combo each other, with Azalo-G landing a twin palm strike to create distance. A nearby police officer attempts to hold Azalo-G back; -G's knife hand strikes the police officer, separating his upper and lower halves. “Back up, worthless fuck!” Azalo-G says, wiping his hand clean before resummoning his Stellar Edge. Kanine retrieves his spearhead, rushing down Azalo-G while overclocking his foresight. Azalo-G parries the first spear strike, countering with a quick slash to the arm. Kanine redirects the second slash, leaving Azalo-G open as Kanine thrusts forward with his spearhead. Azalo-G fires his Stellar Edge for a fast diagonal slash, cutting Kanine's counterattack off. Kanine sidesteps, swinging behind Azalo-G. Azalo-G conjures a shield, whipping it behind his back to block the slash and following up with a wide swing of his Stellar Edge. Kanine blocks the slash with his spearhead, hitting Azalo-G with a clean liver shot. Azalo-G tosses his Stellar Edge aside, disarming and stealing Kanine’s spearhead. Azalo-G jabs directly at Kanine’s head, forcing him back for a powerful forward thrust. Kanine dodges the thrust, disarming Azalo-G and throwing the spear aside for a quick backhand.
Azalo-G's face tanks the strike, backhanding Kanine harder than he did. Kanine slams into a building wall, getting up swiftly to continue fighting. Azalo-G disperses his Stellar Edge, conjuring a chainsword emanating a strange energy. Azalo-G swings the chainsword once, its segments connected by pure lightning-like energy, tearing through the building Kanine was just standing in. Kanine charges Azalo-G, intending to disarm him sooner rather than later. Azalo-G swings the sword multiple more times, forcing Kanine to constantly reposition. Kanine soon gains close distance, grabbing the sword by the handle and attempting to disarm him. Azalo-G disassembles his chainsword, conjuring the Stellar Edge once more. Kanine switches his attention; they both begin throwing quick combos. Attempting to waist out the other before themself.
After multiple minutes, Kanine sees the perfect opening, pulling all his defense for one powerful punch. Azalo-G sees Kanine’s defense vanish, swinging his Stellar Edge with all the possible might his muscles could bring. Kanine realized too soon how bad a mistake he had made, as Azalo-G pulled the trigger on his Stellar Edge, slicing Kanine in half from shoulder to hip. The blade exited Kanine's flesh, exploding shortly after due to extreme stress on its shotgun shells. Throwing Azalo-G and Kanine away from each other.
Azalo-G looked up from where he landed, seeing the top half of Kanine across the road where they stood just a second ago. Azalo-G watched Kanine’s eyes die out, the last throes of life exiting his battered form. With all of that, Azalo-G had won.
Azalo-S quickly rushed down, grabbing Azalo-L. “Azalo-G! Are you okay?” Azalo-S yells out, Azalo-L quickly healing Azalo-G; his injuries require quite the mana supply. “Yeah… I'm good.” Azalo-G blurts out through heavy breaths. “We need to find Werner. If that Nothing Protocol made Azalo-K, of all people, betray you, it must be horrible.” Azalo-S says, helping Azalo-G off the ground. “The Nothing Protocol is a genocide signal. If called, every cult member has to kill everything they possibly can with zero break. If Werner is real about this, he’s at the multiverse bouncer: a machine Etho made a while ago, able to hop between universes.” Azalo-G informs.
“Well, we better collect every Azalo. But this time, we're stopping one of our own.” Azalo-S says. Opening a portal to her library.