Chapter 252: The Growing War
In the middle of the garden, Nathan and Marcus found themselves squaring up against one another. With the rest of their own men eyeing each other up, the two were left all alone as they themselves gauged each other’s strengths and weaknesses from their sheer presence alone.
"It really doesn’t have to be like this," Nathan growled, his hands already raised at the ready as he circled in front of Marcus. "Still, I’m not above killing you for the sake of peace."
"Such hostile words for a monster preaching about peace," Marcus scoffed, his fists also at the ready as he eyed his opponent. "In the meantime, let me rid this world of your foul presence!"
A tense stillness settled across the garden. Tensions were high, and the world around them seemed to slow down as both men kept their eyes peeled on one another. Each breath was taken into account. Each blink, each minute step, it would only take one errant twitch for the battle to go into full swing.
Then... It happened.
With a swift pump of his legs, Nathan lunged forward. With claws at the ready, the King moved to swipe Marcus right on his face. His enemy quickly took a step back, however, and delivered a swift uppercut in response to his overextended arm.
"Tch..."
Nathan clicked his tongue as Marcus’s fist connected. He wasn’t down for the count, of course, as he quickly tilted his head back down and used his momentum to do an upward kick at his opponent’s chin.
"Khh!"