In a horrendous position because of a leg cramp, Keith had a nail blade through his leg and shoulder, whilst holding one away from his kidney. To top it all off, Suzzy was swinging her index nail which Keith previously dodged straight towards his neck.

Keith: Tch!

Twisting his body, Keith snapped the two nails in his body and the one in his hand to give himself a blade to deflect the index nail.

(Clack)

Once his head wasn't threatened to be chopped, he threw the nail shard in his hand like a knife, at Suzy.

As she dodged, Keith leaped over one of the fruit stands for cover. He pulled out the nails in his leg and shoulder and tried to examine his cramp.

Keith:(mind) What's wrong with my leg!?

The muscles in that leg were rock-hard, in a perpetual state of flex.

Keith: It must be some kind of Geist hypnosis... But why only my leg...?

Suzzy: "Nail Gattling"!!

She began firing her nails like bullets from a gun. Keith, more bothered by her shouting the attack name, got up and cartwheeled away, his condition making it the fastest form of movement.

(Shunk, Shunk, shunk)

Suzzy: What's wrong? Can't get close?

Keith: Laugh it up while you can!

He changes directions and heads towards Suzzy, avoiding most of her nail bullets.

Suzzy: Close range won't change a thing!

Growing out her toenails, making them into blades, she throws a kick, trying to get Keith in the chin, but he manages to lean back and dodge.

Standing on one leg, Keith catches Suzzy's wrist as she tries to stab him with her fingernail.

But as soon as he catches the wrist, Suzzy extends her nails out.

Suzzy:(smirks)

Keith:!

Leaning his head to the side and moving her hand, Keith still received a cut across his cheek.

Keith:(mind) Her growing speed is annoying...

As Suzzy attempts to use her other hand to stab Keith, he uses Sóma to shock her.

Suzzy: Guz-guz-guz!?!

Giving her a quick backhand, Keith knocked Suzzy over, only to feel a sudden pain in the leg he was standing on.

Looking back, the nails that cut his cheek had curved around and grown into his leg. Twisting his leg, Keith broke the nails, leaving sharp jutting shrapnel on the back of his calf.

Suzzy: "Toe Missiles"!!!

Keith:?

Turning back towards Suzzy, Keith was knocked back by ten high-velocity toenails.

(CRASH)

Both of them got up.

Suzzy:(mumbles) I might actually win this...

Keith: I want you to know something...

Suzzy:?

Keith: You got, incredibly lucky...

His body began to produce steam.

Keith: But I'm taking that luck back... NOW!

Activating Seisho Flow, Suzzy saw Keith run off to the side and curve around as he got closer.

Suzzy fired off her nail bullets, but the bullets went through him as if he were a ghost. And that's because she was shooting at one.

Keith: How do you like my trick?

Suzzy:?!

She tried turning around, only to receive a heel kick to the shoulder. The leg Keith used is the one with broken-off pieces of her nails sticking out, which allowed the young man to cut upon her shoulder.

Suzzy: GHAAAAAA!?

Keith: Couldn't see through a Geist illusion... And can't harden your body like your nails?

Keith: The fact you did damage to me either shows I have much to learn... Or you're here because of luck.

Keith: I bet it's luck.

Keith: Now let's see your luck soften this punch!!

Landing a mighty strike on her face, Keith stretches out his Seisho aura to push her through several of the booths.

(CRASH, CRASH, CRASH)

Drone: Knock out! Keith Samurick is the Win-Win-Winner who gets the chicken dinner!!

Keith:(sigh)...

Pulling out the nails in his calf, Keith used his Seisho and Sóma to quickly heal his stab wounds.

But that left him hungry and with his leg still stiff as a brick, he had a list of things to do.

Limping away, Keith headed to the nearest convenience store and bought himself a pre-made sandwich, and once he saw a rolling pin, he got that as well.

With him getting worried calls from Ashley and Walter, Keith put them on speaker as he began to roll his stiff leg with the pin while eating the sandwich.

Walter:(on call) Keith? Are you okay?!

Keith:(muffled) I'm fine.

Walter:(on call) What?

Keith:(gulp)

Keith: I said I'm fine!

Ashley:(on call) What happened?

Keith: I got a cramp in my leg.

Ashley:(on call)... You're kidding, right?

Keith: No! I'm not kidding! And I don't wanna hear your giggles!

Walter:(on call) Hey, I get it. Sometimes when I flex a muscle it stays locked in a tense state for a a few minutes. Hurts badly.

Walter:(on call) It's probably genetic.

Keith: Weird genes... But whatever. I'm rolling my leg to soften it up.

Walter:(on call) Come over to Aunt Ash's, and I'll teach you some massaging techniques.

Walter:(on call) Or we can go to a masseuse.

Keith:(sigh)... Sure. I'll be there in a minute...

Hanging up, Keith rolls his leg a little more before heading out.

(Ash's apartment)

Ash: Is Keith alright?

Ashley: As he'd say... "He's Fine".

Ace: I'll go meet him halfway. Wouldn't want him to get into another fight the way he is.

Walter: Ashley, you should go with him. He'll listen to you if need be.

Ashley: I... Uhm... Ohhh fine.

Ace: Come on.

Ace and an awkward Ashley head out to meet Keith halfway.

Walter: He'll have used the three paths to quickly heal himself. Which means he'll be hungry.

Ash: Then let's cook something up! What's his favorite?

Walter: He's never said it... But I've noticed mac n chees and spicy chicken get eaten up much faster than anything else I give him.

Ash: We should have everything here. I'll make the Mac, you can make a Chicken.

Walter: N-no, you don't have to-

Ash: Psh-sha! I'm a parent too you know? Making Mac is nothing!

Ash: Or are you afraid of a partner in the kitchen? Because I don't bite...

Ash:(smiles) Unless you have food on you~.

Walter:(awkward chuckles)... If you don't mind...

Though Ashley and Ace planned on meeting Keith halfway, they did not take into account that Keith would get lost and find himself in the warehouse district.

Keith: Where the hell am I?

???: Exactly where you need to be.

He glances behind him to find a woman in a bikini.

Keith:....

Keith: You must be lost too. Because we are nowhere near a body of water.

Drone: My, my, my! You're in for a treat folks! Because we have another fight for you today!

Keith:(tosses rolling pin)

Drone: Keith Vs Jasmine! Till death or defeat! Ready...? 3..2..1... Fight!

Keith: If you caught the last fight, then I should warn you my leg is much better now!

Keith: In fact... Let me give you a demonstration!

He rushes towards Jasmine, leaping in the air and spinning to begin the fight with a flying kick.

(Krck!)

Keith:!!!

Jasmine:?

He is unable to complete the attack and instead flies straight into Jasmine, knocking her over.

(Thump)

Rolling away from her, Keith has a hand on his back, as he is in visible pain.

Keith: Ack!? My back...? FUCK!

Keith:(mind) Why is my back hurting!? I'm not an old man yet!!

Keith: Did you do this!?

Jasmine: I don't know what you're talking about.

She crawls over to him.

Jasmine: And I don't really care.

She places her hand on Keith's arm, melding their flesh together.

Keith:!?

Jasmine: All I care about is taking that young blood...

To be continued....