As impressive borderline horrifying as Goro's leap is, fortunately, it does not connect. While Goro indeed has the edge on Cloud in terms of bulk, that very fact in itself has a slight disadvantage. His form, the sheer amount of weight he carries around with him means that movements like that are telegraphed. And at the leap, instead of obeying his instinct (anyone's instinct) to flee backward, Cloud moves forward in a small dash.
It's tight. Of course it's tight- even with the power Goro should have in his legs, his weight alone should ensure the leap isn't going to get him that far off the ground- but he succeeds, mostly, in evading the attack and getting behind him with a roll. And then, instantly, he uses his position to aim a vicious kick to the back of one of the Shokan's knees.
Goro might then notice something.
By appearance, Cloud is a lean man. Scrawny even- with some muscle, sure. But nothing remarkable. But the force in which the blow should strike the back of his joint- should it even land at all- should be significant. It should feel less like a blow by one man- more like a blow by twenty. And that, given the fact that the blonde gives no indication of such strength, no feasible sign of it- might be surprising.
Cloud, himself, doesn't know if it's enough to stagger him. Hell- what was enough to dislocate a human's knee from the off might mean nothing to someone like Goro. He'd fought monsters, but never anything like this before. So regardless, he's not greedy. He doesn't linger afterward- doesn't chance more attacks- instead darting right back.
To boos, of course. Some abuse is thrown, in more glasses, and jeers from a crowd expecting blood, and quickly.
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It's tight. Of course it's tight- even with the power Goro should have in his legs, his weight alone should ensure the leap isn't going to get him that far off the ground- but he succeeds, mostly, in evading the attack and getting behind him with a roll. And then, instantly, he uses his position to aim a vicious kick to the back of one of the Shokan's knees.
Goro might then notice something.
By appearance, Cloud is a lean man. Scrawny even- with some muscle, sure. But nothing remarkable. But the force in which the blow should strike the back of his joint- should it even land at all- should be significant. It should feel less like a blow by one man- more like a blow by twenty. And that, given the fact that the blonde gives no indication of such strength, no feasible sign of it- might be surprising.
Cloud, himself, doesn't know if it's enough to stagger him. Hell- what was enough to dislocate a human's knee from the off might mean nothing to someone like Goro. He'd fought monsters, but never anything like this before. So regardless, he's not greedy. He doesn't linger afterward- doesn't chance more attacks- instead darting right back.
To boos, of course. Some abuse is thrown, in more glasses, and jeers from a crowd expecting blood, and quickly.