Remembrance

Hachiro eyed his sword warily. It was larger than his, (This sounds weird XD) but seemed clumsier. He didn't let this drop his guard though, as he seemed trained with it. He began by jumping into the nearby tree and then through over his head, ending up right behind him.

Cloud turned keeping his eyes on hachiro the entire time. He swiped his sword around to slash at hachiro.

Hachiro dodged backwards and deflected the tip of the blade with his.

Cloud turned and slashed his blade to deflect Hachiro's blade then thust his sword toward his chest.

Hachiro's chest arched inwards as he dodged again. "Not bad..." He landed with a *Skritch* of his feet and looked up. "Not bad at all...

"Thanks."He replied and held his sword ready."This blade isnt just any blade. It's a symbol of hopes and dreams of my friend. I made a promise to him when he died. He wanted me to live my life for the two of us and thats exactly what I intend to do."He explained.

"That's a damn good friend you had... i commend you for that..." He stood up and held his blade vertically behind his arm.

"Thanks."He replied. "Still wanna fight?"

He jumped and landed in front of him, his blade horizontal under his chin.

"Guess that's a yes?"
Cloud looked at the blade and pulled himself back, bringing his sword up to guard at the same time.

"Of course..." He smiled darkly and jumped into a tree once again.

Cloud bided his time, redied his sword and concentrated on his tactics.

Hachiro silently took out a small piece of a clay-like substance and put a small piece of metal into it.

Cloud looked around in the defensive.

Hachiro tossed the non- lethal bomb behind cloud. Let the flash go off... oh i love chemistry...

Cloud turned as he heard something and blocked with his sword. A flash went off, leaving cloud temporarilly blinded. He shook it off and headed for the trees the bomb came from, barely able to see.

Hachiro took advantage of his temporary incapacitation by flying down onto cloud, sword over his head.

Cloud looked up and saw a faint blur that was hachiro. A dove toward the side, getting cut down his arm. He stood up and wiped his eyes with his wrists and stood back fighting position.

Hachiro tucked and rolled about 5 feet away from colud, quickly standing back up into a low stance.

Cloud rushed after hachiro and swung his sword down hard.