Leo Hayakawa: (HT) Chapter 2

== Chapter 2 ==
- Hayakawa shouts to the bow user; they stand and don't respond. -
LEO: You're not a demon are you? 
- The bow user aims again firing 2 arrows, Hayakawa dashes forward, deflecting both arrows, but being sent back and tumbling into the ground. -
- Hayakawa looks up from the ground and to his right, he sees Rengoku still going at it with Upper Rank 3, and the girls and clones struggling against the flame monster. He stands and closes his eyes, concentrating. As his eyes are closed the bow user aims and fires 5 arrows repeatedly -
LEO: (under his breath) sun breathing.. raging sun.
- Hayakawa does two consecutive horizontal arcing slashes around himself to strike incoming attacks, and rushes towards the bow user once again, this time jumping in the air before reaching them, the bow user, now disoriented looks up at Hayakawa who has his sword in a readied motion -
- The enemy expecting a strike aims upwards, which in response, Hayakawa dives back for the ground with his hands, once landing he spins on his arm and kicks the bow user in the face, they fall to the ground and their mask comes off, revealing a woman underneath who looks up at Leo. -
LEO: you're no demon, you've got human eyes.. and that bow's gone?.. 
- Hayakawa goes to walk off, and as his back is turned, a flame arrow shoots past his head. He turns back to see her shooting with her hands -
LEO: You manifest the bow and the arrows yourself?.. impressive.
- Hayakawa points his sword at her, and hesitates. -
LEO: you're strong.. you'd do good in the New Republic and..
- He cuts himself off to see her pull something from her pocket and eat it, she then almost immediately burst into flames, looking similar to the flame monster the others were fighting. Hayakawa stands back in shock and tries to speak to her, only getting mumbles and grunts in response. He then points his sword back at her and looks at her face, which is now just a charred skull immersed in fire. -
LEO: you're not human anymore.. I'll make this fast.. I'm sorry.
- He closes his eyes and looks down for a second, She starts to rush towards him with murderous intent. -
LEO: (under his breath) sun breathing.. dance.
- Hayakawa performs a singular downwards vertical slash in an arcing motion, slicing her in half. As he did this he noticed that once the neck was cut, it was still living, only when the heart was destroyed, the flames dwindled and it began to crumble to ash. "they're different to demons" he thought to himself. -
- Hayakawa puts his hands together in a prayer like manner and closes his eyes -
LEO: rest.
- CROSS CUT -
- Rengoku and Upper Rank 3 Akaza fight off against each other, holding their own. -
AKAZA: (smiles) how about becoming a demon? 
RENGOKU: never
- The two continue to clash -
AKAZA: you can continue to train for hundreds of years.. become even stronger than you are now.
RENGOKU: I'm Kyojuro Rengoku, Flame Hashira, I'd never become a demon.
AKAZA: I'm Upper Rank 3 Akaza (smiles)
AKAZA: You have potential to become overwhelmingly strong.. but you'll just get old and die before you reach that.
- They continue to fight using stronger and stronger moves each time -
RENGOKU: becoming old and dying.. it's the beauty of being human.. that's why people are lovable in the first place..
AKAZA: (frowns) hm. if you won't become a demon.. I'll just kill you. what a waste,
- Akaza leaps into the air stating that Kyojuro should die young and strong while he can, as he gets closer to a weakened Rengoku, a flash of fire appears before him, using his hands he blocks Hayakawa's blade and they both fall to the ground. -
LEO: (under his breath) sun breathing.. sunflower thrust..
- Hayakawa performs a singular thrust utilizing the tip of his blade to strike Akaza, who blocks the hit, cutting his hand off. -
AKAZA: (smiles wider) another one?! 
- Akaza's hand regenerates rapidly and he smiles at Hayakawa -
LEO: (looks back) you okay?
RENGOKU: (smiles) well done Hayakawa.
- Rengoku stands in front of Hayakawa, both with their blades ready, and take turns exchanging blows to Akaza, who continues to smile, hiding his fear of the two, he sends Kyojuro flying into the rubble and focuses Hayakawa -
- Hayakawa slices Akaza's arm off, to which Akaza quickly regenerates it and grabs his blade, throwing Hayakawa's sword, and cutting both of Hayakawa's arms causing one to pour blood -
AKAZA: (frustrated) if you won't become a demon.. then die.
- Akaza goes to kill Leo, Kyojuro stands up from the rubble and speaks to himself -
RENGOKU: Ninth Form.. Rengoku.
- Kyojuro assumes a high stance before performing an extremely high-speed dash towards Akaza and unleashing a singular, devastating slash, taking the form of a flaming Japanese dragon enveloping him as he charges towards Akaza, It's powerful enough to completely carve out the ground in its wake -