There! Luffy saw an opportunity appear in the tiniest slit of a split second as Riku's weapon was sent flying out of his hands by Luffy's titan-like physical power. With his opponent disarmed, the young man in the straw hat suddenly dashed forward in a display of speed just as surprising as his strength had been. He moved quickly and gracefully, darting from side to side in an effort to disorient the enemy with no way to pin him to one location. His fists were clentched, and a fury-driven scowl had washed across his face, like an ocean side swallowing the shore - Luffy was ready to finish this fight right away with one more quick blow!
"You can't fool me, bastard. I'll stomp you flat if I have to!" he shouted back, undeterred by Riku's protest. He couldn't go by just word alone; no, if Riku wanted to be convincing, he needed proof - fast.
Yet just as fast as he had taken off running, Luffy forced himself to skid to a halt when Riku's weapon simply reappeared in his grasp. Looking a little surprised, Luffy dug in his heels and slowed himself, and barely managed to collect himself as he saw the wave of darkened fire soaring towards him.
Crouching down in mid-motion, his feet dragging lightly on the ground as his momentum carried him forward, Luffy took a bolting leap off to the side just in time to feel the searing sensation of the attack pass just beside him. From his jump, he sprang against a building off to the side, crouched against it while still in the air, and leapt off of it in turn.
"Gomu gomu noooo..." he called out, as if announcing an attack was coming. However, it would not be so predictable, nor easy to avoid, with the speed and strength that he wielded. "...SPEAR!"
Thrusting out both of his legs at once, his limbs stretched out in front of him with his feet clasped together into a point like the namesake of the attack.
no subject
"You can't fool me, bastard. I'll stomp you flat if I have to!" he shouted back, undeterred by Riku's protest. He couldn't go by just word alone; no, if Riku wanted to be convincing, he needed proof - fast.
Yet just as fast as he had taken off running, Luffy forced himself to skid to a halt when Riku's weapon simply reappeared in his grasp. Looking a little surprised, Luffy dug in his heels and slowed himself, and barely managed to collect himself as he saw the wave of darkened fire soaring towards him.
Crouching down in mid-motion, his feet dragging lightly on the ground as his momentum carried him forward, Luffy took a bolting leap off to the side just in time to feel the searing sensation of the attack pass just beside him. From his jump, he sprang against a building off to the side, crouched against it while still in the air, and leapt off of it in turn.
"Gomu gomu noooo..." he called out, as if announcing an attack was coming. However, it would not be so predictable, nor easy to avoid, with the speed and strength that he wielded. "...SPEAR!"
Thrusting out both of his legs at once, his limbs stretched out in front of him with his feet clasped together into a point like the namesake of the attack.