.hack//VIRA

[Masquerade]

Hakatsu did a graceful backflip, landing gently on the ground and giving a bow to his opponent. However, he growled as he noticed that minimal damage had been taken. "My, my, Mr. Canine," he said despairingly. "You are quite strong. I'm afraid I haven't taken that much damage in a while." When he noticed the "minimal" damage, he noticed that his health bar had been reduced by a few centimeters.

Hakatsu scratched his head at the gunner. His opponent seemed to be distracted by something. Oh well. Time was tinkering away. "I'm afraid you have forced me into using one of my more powerful skills. Gamble with Death!" Time froze in the battle area and everything turned a shade of black and purple. Hakatsu leaped into the air and took out a small dice. He let it fall gently to the ground, but as it got closer to landing, it grew bigger and bigger. It landed on the ground with a crash. On the very top of the dice was a picture of a single skull with crossbones.

"My, my, it seems you aren't very lucky today," Hakatsu spoke mockingly. Shadows from the ground wrapped themselves around his opponent's neck, causing half of his life bar to be depleted instantly without interference from defense or magical defense. After the damage had been done, everything returned to normal.