[As if the 'literally materializing behind him' thing wasn't indication enough of some kind of vaguely supernatural element to all this, the smoking catches him off-guard. He wants to ask what happened--how he ended up this way and if (given all the things he's heard) Gabriel is even human anymore, but those are questions better asked by someone long-dead.
So, they won't get asked at all. 76 can only focus on the fact that the barrage of pulse fire hasn't stopped Reaper, and that he's going to need to think fast before he loses the upper hand.
He takes the punch and staggers backward, because Reaper is still impossibly fast and just as strong as he remembers, but he's newly emboldened by scoring those hits. 76 is quick to recover this time, swinging a wild punch of his own even as he sees double. If he misses, he'll just follow through again, trying to take away any chance Reaper might have to recover.
It's brutal, unhinged. Feral. He doesn't seem to care about leaving himself open. All he wants is the feeling of impact.]
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So, they won't get asked at all. 76 can only focus on the fact that the barrage of pulse fire hasn't stopped Reaper, and that he's going to need to think fast before he loses the upper hand.
He takes the punch and staggers backward, because Reaper is still impossibly fast and just as strong as he remembers, but he's newly emboldened by scoring those hits. 76 is quick to recover this time, swinging a wild punch of his own even as he sees double. If he misses, he'll just follow through again, trying to take away any chance Reaper might have to recover.
It's brutal, unhinged. Feral. He doesn't seem to care about leaving himself open. All he wants is the feeling of impact.]