Boom!
Might Guy held his pose after unleashing Daytime Tiger, both arms extended, his palms still aimed at the area shrouded in dust.
As the dust cleared, Jigen's figure emerged. A ring of horns had grown from the center of his head, extending to either side. They matched his skin in color but had a different sheen, like new structures sprouting from bone or keratin.
His pupils had darkened, and a dark layer was spreading around their edges as he slowly straightened.
Karma: Stage Two!
Jigen stepped forward, then appeared right beside Might Guy, his right hand flattened into a blade as he slashed at the side of Might Guy's neck.
Might Guy had already turned slightly as Jigen approached, letting the knife-hand strike skim past his shoulder.
His right heel pivoted immediately, pulling his whole body through a quick recovery-all in less than a single breath.
He threw a sweeping punch at Jigen's flank, but Jigen's palm blocked its path.
The two exchanged attacks repeatedly within seconds, with Might Guy keeping his center of gravity low as he moved.
Fists, feet, knees, elbows-a continuous chain of blows. Jigen's defense left no openings, every block in place before Might Guy's strike reached its intended range.
After deflecting each blow, he used the moment when Might Guy withdrew his arm to send probing attacks at his flank or shoulder.
The force and speed of those attacks kept changing, as though he were calibrating the precise timing and strength of his next strike to match the shifts in Might Guy's rhythm.
After a clash briefly drove them apart, Jigen paused for half a breath, his dark eyes fixed on Might Guy's chest-
Several Truth-Seeking Orb Black Rods suddenly appeared at Might Guy's chest.
The instant the Black Rods struck him, they gave