The Agile Ackerman! (Part 4)

(With all of Beijing at a risk of a massive evacuation, Italy's champion Clodoveo continued to watch the massive fight that continues to take place as meanwhile, Karla and Xin would battle one another at speeds that would only create blurs by sight and thunder by sound. Two awakened titans clashing at their best as it was a fight to the death. With Xin's body coated in bruises and cuts, Karla's feline resiliency keeping her alive and alert while continuing the fight full of adrenaline and the two then delivers limb shattering punches to one another, Xin being blasted upward into a lamppost with a broken jaw and Karla's liver punctured by the punch before beginning to immediately regenerate from its wounds.)

"Karla: ..Damn, that hurts... Nobody's actually able to watch Mike and the others now, I need to finish this fight before I even dare end my awakening."

(As Karla then stares deep into the horizon, eyeing down Xin from where she stands, Karla's next attack would allow her to flicker through the winds, appearing in front of Xin in mere moments and this very next attack would determine the fight. As Karla's fist was continuously punching the air faster than Xin could see, the punch connects after the 99th air punch, making the direct hit the 100th punch and the very punch echoes into the city, the shockwave strong enough to shatter glass from a six mile radius and sends Xin back into the air, crashing hard onto the ground onto his back, knocked out completely after the attack. With Karla then believing the fight's over, she would then turn her attention to multiple arriving reinforcements on behalf of Xin as Karla could no longer keep her adrenaline active and thus deactivates her awakening, falling to one knee as the finishing attack on Xin takes an extraordinary amount of stamina out of her systems.)

"Karla: Xin called in.. r-reinforcements...?! Crap... I can't move."

(As Karla managed to count an exact number of 39 rouge Martial Artists backing up Xin, Karla was no longer able to stand for she was too weak and could only accept her fate. With the sound of cracking bones popping back into place, she'd turn her head to the side to realize Xin was not knocked out but is fighting unconsciously now...)

"Karla: ..No... T-This can't be happening... Someone... Anyone..."

(With Karla clenching her fists and attempts to force herself back onto her feet, Xin would roar toward Karla and rushes in for the kill as Xin's allies backed him up.)

"Karla: ...Help me...!"

(With Xin's hand then shaped straight to create a blade, his hand would be blocked by the incoming back of a fist as Xin would then given a destructive left cross punch from a Marine, Xin sent into a bowling spiral into more abandoned vehicles, creating a chain of explosions due to the force of impact. Karla then with shock with relief written all over her face, she has finally been heard as her requested backup has arrived.)

"???: Karla. You've done enough fighting for now, leave this to me."

(With his hands clenched and ready for combat, Karla was relieved to see a powerful ally come to her aid, that very person being Richard H. Ackerman, the 8th God of Combat and a former Marine.)

"Karla: Richard... Thank you..."
"Richard: Inform me on what's happened so far."
"Karla: ...Xin's reinforcements are strong... And the traitors to the Gods, they've attacked Michael and he's not moving..."
"Richard: He's not dead. He's sleeping."
"Karla: ..Huh..?"
"Richard: When an Ackerman suffers an extraordinary amount of damage, they only need a good bit of sleep for a second wind. However, Mike over there is a heavy sleeper. It'll take another hour or two before he wakes up."
"Karla: An hour..? But with an Awakened Xin and his reinforcements, along with the three traitors, it'll be impossible..."
"Richard: That's why you battle the impossible with what's possible. Like I said, leave this to me. And don't think of stepping in the fight, because the calvary's on its way."

(With Richard removing his coat off of his shoulders and revealing his muscles within his navy blue suit, he would focus his attention on Xin and his reinforcements as Richard lights one Cuban cigar and smokes it while his right hand enters his pocket.)

"Richard: You're not going to live to see another day, Sui. What you've done to my family for generations will be my sole purpose to why I kill you. Nobody will have that opportunity more than me."

(With two of Xin's reinforcement attackers attempting to sneak Richard, he'd appear behind them both as if he teleported only for both attackers to be down on their knees, groaning and contorting in absolute pain as Richard's movement and punches were so fast, not even a Martial Arts Master would've seen the attack coming.)

"Richard: I may be the Eighth God of Combat. But it was the only number acceptable to me at the time. Never judge a man by the number he carries, for even a single digit could be your countdown for death."

(With Richard releasing one flash step, Xin's reinforcements were seen dropping like flies. Bodies collapsing onto the ground as most of their limbs were blown off by the power hidden within Richard's attacks, including most being killed with a hole put through their chest. With Richard then returning in front of Karla whom was stunned at the speed of Richard Ackerman, despite his old age, he'd then check his stopwatch, stopping it at exactly 8 seconds.)

"Richard: Eight seconds exactly it took to kill thirty nine rouge assassins."
"Karla (Thinking): ..He defeated them within exactly eight seconds..?! ...The Ackermans.. are fucking terrifying!"

(With Xin standing exactly where he stood as his unconscious state remained active, he'd howl in anger as Xin with a deadly martial arts stance then begins to fight Richard. With Xin rushing in for the first attack, the connection at immediate impact would lead to a thunderous clap as Richard protected Karla once again with the same back hand that has blocked Xin's decapitation attempt. Richard would then clench his right hand into a fist after removing it from his pocket, landing a destructive uppercut to Xin to launch him further away back as Richard readies his hands, entering a Boxing stance.)

"Richard: Since nobody's here to watch those four over there, Karla I'm gonna have to entrust you with that job. Can you move?"
"Karla: Barely, but I'll do my best.."
"Richard: Don't strain yourself, your awakening is very powerful but under these circumstances, its not the proper timing to go all out."

(With Richard then taking one step, he'd rocket toward Xin at fast speeds with his hands still up. As Xin unconsciously battles with defensive Martial Arts, Richard's punches would only get stronger and stronger, knowing he is physically unmatched compared to Xin no matter what defense he uses. With Xin attempting a Rabbit Punch from behind, Richard would block with his left hand, grips the wrist of Xin and delivers a jaw shattering uppercut and without letting him go, delivers a ruthless assault of right punches from right jabs to right haymakers to right hooks, anything you could name, he's used it on Xin. With Xin falling to one knee, Richard would waste no time and blasts Xin back into the ground, delivering a destructive overhand right onto the side of his head to knock him down and in hopes kill Xin in one attack as the impact not only indented Richard's knuckle print into Xin's side of the face, it has also created another crater.)

"Richard: That should keep him down. Knowing Xin in this unconscious state, he'll be awake again in seven minutes. And speaking of awake.."

(Richard would side eye the three betrayers to the Gods, Samai, Mugane and Dryomov were all then awakening from their knocked out state as the three were then made aware Richard is here.)

"Dryomov: ..Damn it.. For things to go so wrong.. of all the other Gods to have come, here is fricking Richard..."
"Richard: Its a shame you three are going on my chopping block next. However, I didn't want to have fun myself. I was hoping he'd arrive already.. Eh. If he misses out on the fun it's his fault."
"???: IS IT NOW, ME BOY?!"

(With a voice echoing from the skies, Samai would begin shaking in her boots at the very quake and tone of the man's voice.)

"Samai: ..NO!"
"Mugane: ...Dryomov, you really didn't think this through... THERE IS A REASON KATAUDE WARNED US ABOUT EVERY ACKERMAN DURING EVERY URGENT MEETING!!"

(With the skies of China shining bright and yellow, falling out of the sky along with a count of 20 different soldiers was a man wearing a U.S Marines jacket, a hairy yet clean cut beard, snow white hair, an upper muscular body and the gleaming smile of a joyful warrior.)

"Richard: ...It took you long enough, old man. Karla, change of plans, you're coming with me."
"Karla: Wait- Huh..?"

(With Richard escaping to high ground with Karla on his shoulder, evacuation sirens were blaring throughout Beijing as the residential areas were about to become demolished in moments. Meanwhile in the skies, the assumed Marines Captain was giving his volunteering soldiers an order.)

"Gregory H. Ackerman (Age: ??? | Former Marines First Lieutenant | Multi-War Veteran): MEN! Make sure the barrier technology works, I don't want my grandson giving me an earful if I kill his friends!"
"All Soldiers: YES SIR!"

(With Marines rocketing over to the four, Gregory would clench his fist tightly as light shines from his clenching fist and is ready to instantly kill all three betrayers in one city destroying attack. Suddenly, with the speed of a blur was a reawakened Xin Sui who somehow forced himself awake after his unconscious state fought for him and jumps directly into the sky to counter Gregory's attack while yelling out his name.)

"Xin: GREGORY ACKERMANNNN!!!"
"Gregory: Hehehe!!"

(With Xin's fist clenched to his fingernails drilling into his palm and Gregory's punch rocketing toward Xin. Many have braced or prepared for impact as both the Awakened Xin and Gregory's punches has collided, creating a MASSIVE shockwave powerful enough to have ripped buildings off its foundations, annihilate the asphalt streets and concrete sidewalks, turning the entire residential and all nearby business centers into rubble and debris, this also effecting Clovodeo and his audience as the entire building ends up crumbling into the ground as Clovodeo's security managed to save themselves and him from being smashed underneath the debris with barrier technology. With Xin rocketed straight into the ground once more, he'd collapse onto the ground as his right arm was completely destroyed upon impact, revealing its torn muscles, exposed tissue, shattered bones and torn ligaments within his own flesh. As Gregory then descends to the ground, he'd turn back towards the group, seeing Mike, Senri, Raneri and Daxton all protected by the barrier.)

"Gregory: Now that they're protected, I can get down to business. Richard!! Come down here, boy!"

(With Richard then jumping to the ground, he'd land on his feet as Karla was still being carried by Richard due to her loss to stand.)

"Richard: Can you stop calling me boy, we're both older than we're suppose to be."
"Gregory: Nonsense, as long as I live and breathe, I'll call you "boy" even when I'm laughing my way up in the clouds! Hahaha!"
"Karla: Y-You're... Former First Lieutenant Gregory H. Ackerman!!!"
"Gregory: That's me, you must be Karla Pearce! I heard about how strong you were but I didn't expect you to do that much damage to Xin Sui, you've done me a favor you know?"
"Karla: I-..I.. Uhh... I-"

(As Karla then shut down because of the praise she's received from her hero, Gregory would then notice Dryomov and Mugane then returning to their feet once again.)

"Dryomov: ..Y-YOU DAMNED ACKERMANNNSSSS!!!"
"Gregory & Richard: ...?"
"Dryomov: I'VE HATED YOU ASSHOLES FOR YEARS, WHAT YOU'VE CAUSED TIME AND TIME AGAIN WAS DESTRUCTION AND CHAOS, I'VE HAD ENOUGH!"
"Mugane: Dryomov, what are you doing?!"

(Dryomov then pulls a red colored pill out of his pocket as he ominously says word for word:)

"Dryomov: I'm going to destroy the Ackerman Bloodline if it's the LAST THING I DO!"

(Dryomov would then chomp onto the pill as the effects immediately scramble into his brain, shutting down his nerve systems while screaming in agonizing pain. With those standing watching Dryomov mutate himself, his arms would begin to spasm as blood hacks and spews out of Dryomov's eyes, ears, nose and mouth, creating a pool of blood surrounding him as Dryomov's arms then have grown spikes generating an electric spark. As Mugane then backed away as Dryomov has mutated himself with an illegal drug into a Mutated Superhuman.)

"Gregory: ..Remember kids, stay in school and stay off drugs... Unless you want to be a mutant like this."
"Richard: ..Who are you talking to?"
"Gregory: Anyway me boy, clearly we got our work cut out for us. Tell me, do you want them both or Xin?"
"Richard: Xin is all yours, but don't let anyone intervene."
"Gregory: I can work with that."
"Karla: I should be able to move now, Richard."
"Richard: Alright. You've done enough fighting, so let us handle it and keep an eye on those four over there."
"Karla: On it!"

(As Karla then does so, Richard was staring down Mugane, Samai and the Mutated Dryomov as Gregory was then staring down Xin standing back onto his feet.)

"Gregory: ...Xin's taken so much damage and he's still showing no sign of keeling over. That second Awakening of his is trouble."
"Richard: Don't scare me like last time, alright? When he slit your eyes, we believed you couldn't see anymore."
"Gregory: Oh don't worry, I'm not going to let that happen again."

(With a powerful quake onto the ground, Gregory vanished and separates Xin away from the three Gods, battling Xin in a one on one despite the severe handicap Xin has with one arm, he would battle with his working left arm and both legs as Gregory effortlessly dodges with minimal movement, allowing Xin to strike as much as he wanted as Xin realized such a handicap has placed him in the worst position possible for a fight.)

"Xin: BASTARDDDDD!!!"
"Gregory: Getting mad like the last time I've beaten you?! This'll put you down!"

(Gregory would delivers a destructive jab onto the chest of Xin, separating the two for a mere moment. Gregory would then grip the wrist of Xin, drags him back towards Gregory and repeatedly slams Xin onto the ground over his own head, creating multiple quaking tremors as the last slam onto Xin would propel him off the ground and into the air as Gregory grips Xin's exposed skin on his back and throws him onto the ground then with a smile on his face, Gregory would pierce his entire fist through the body of Xin, the collision with the ground thus creating another powerful shockwave and turning more buildings into complete rubble, destroying the surrounding areas upon impact. With Gregory then walking out of the debris, he'd have his back turned and walking back towards the battlefield as Xin was revealed to have been punched through his heart and his lungs, instantaneously killing him.)

"Gregory: Now, with Xin out of the way... I'll be waiting for my grandson to awaken."
"???: Targets found!"

(With Gregory's ears picking up a robotic voice, he'd then turn around to notice the AOSE cyborg as reported to the Marines by Karla as it's piqued his interest.)

"Gregory: Hm."
"AOSE: Scanning complete. Gregory H. Ackerman, you are responsible for the damage brought onto the city of Beijing, I am here to execute you for your crimes to the Union."
"Gregory: ...The Union huh? Listen, I don't get why you young people are so eager to fight me with electronics and all.. but whatever, I suppose. Let's do this."

(With Gregory then clenching his fists after tossing his coat to the side and positions himself in a boxing stance, the AOSE cyborg would do the very same.)

"Gregory: This'll be an interesting mirror match, let's see if technology can keep up with an Ackerman."