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[With a low, dark laugh, Sonic looks up at Saitama, his smile a dark, jagged gash across his face] What's wrong, Saitamaaaaaa? Are you afraid of dying?

Hah! Hahah! I am, oh my god, I am. Isn't it great??

[He keeps twisting the elbow to make Sonic hurt, too.]

Freak. [Sonic groans, perhaps a bit theatrically, as his arms is twisted, his kunai falling from his grip. He's not too concerned about it, though]

Saitamaaaaa, did you forget? I have two knives~ [With the arm wrapped around Saitama's waist, he twists his wrist, pressing the edge of the blade into Saitama's back. He draws it back slowly, slicing through cloth as easily as he slices through skin]

[Saitama hisses at that, pain shooting through him. White fill his vision, blinding pain, and his grip loosens.

Oh.

He really might die.]

[The moment Saitama's grip loosens, Sonic slips his arm free. Very quickly, he steps around Saitama, wrapping his arm around his neck in a chokehold and pressing the kunai into the small of his back]

To think, just this morning, I would have considered myself lucky to rip a whole in your suit. [he sighs, giving Saitama a light jab with the knife] Now look where I've got you. I should kill you quickly, before you have the chance to turn the tables on me again, but...

[he nuzzles Saitama's neck with a low chuckle, pressing the point of the kunai in just enough to draw blood] You're right, I'm having fun.

[He holds his breath, brow furrowing and waiting. His body's trying to go into shock, pain stopping him from retaliating the way his brain is screaming at him to retaliate.

He's going to die.]

Oh, don't look so down, Saitama! You're not going to die.

Yet.

[He loosens his grip on Saitama's neck just enough for him to be able to breathe because goodness, wouldn't it be awful if he passed out before Sonic could have his fun with him? The blade leaves Saitama's back, and Sonic wraps his arms around him instead, cradling his body to his chest much like a lower would. The important difference being that there's a knife edge sliding over the curve of his hip, leaving a long, shallow cut.] Did you know there is a way to skin a man while leaving him completely conscious and alive the whole time? I've never actually gotten to try it for myself, most of the criminal scum that hire me already have an "interrogator" on staff. That, and none of them really appreciate skill and finesse, they're all about ripping out nails and teeth and cutting off fingers and toes.

[Saitama groans and pales at it, but eventually works up enough of the blood in his mouth to spit it in Sonic's face.]

You're being... gross.

Tch. [With a sigh, he wrinkles his nose and rolls his eyes, shaking his head.] Bad guy. I know you've never taken me seriously before, but really. How could you forget something so obvious?

[Another roll of his eyes, then he rubs his cheek on Saitama's shoulder, wiping the bloody saliva off onto Saitama's top. At the same time, he brings his blade to Saitama's other hip, giving it a quick little knick]

[Saitama groans and squirms, a hand grasping at Sonic's scarf and tugging it tighter. The fabric's a bit too stretchy to really choke Sonic, unfortunately.]

[It is annoying, though, and he does tilt his head back to keep the scarf from getting caught on his chin] Ugh, do you really think I'd do something as stupid as wear a scarf that could be used against me?

[He brings the blade up, jerking it across Saitama's chest, right beneath his pecs.] Although I suppose that if you didn't struggle, this wouldn't be as much fun. [the flat side of the kunai travels up the length of Saitama's chest, ghosts over his neck, and then the point presses into his cheek] I wonder, should I carve my name into your skin, so that everyone knows that it was I, Speed of Sound Sonic, who brought the mighty Saitama toppling to his knees?

Pshh... just like killing a normal guy, right now.

[He laughs, a bit wheezily. He's not down and out yet, and the shock is wearing off in favor of just plain pain.]

You're not speedy, either...

[Sonic flinches as Saitama points out how normal he is right now, causing a sour little taste in his mouth]

We're standing as equals, now. [he hisses, jabbing the kunai sharply into Saitama's ribcage] That is what makes this so worthy! It doesn't matter that neither of us is at our full strength, the fact is that I am a highly trained killer and you...

are just an asshole in a cape.

Heh... heheh... heh.

[He grits through the stab, and abruptly his arm swings, having grabbed the kunai that was dropped on the ground. It stabs right into Sonic's back, hitting hard and fast and in roughly the same spot Saitama was stabbed in.]

I'm also stubborn.

[Sonic cries out as the knife plunges into his back, pain blinding him and making his knees shake. He clings to Saitama for support, pressing his face into the crook of his shoulder] I-I... I won't...

I WON'T BE DEFEATED. [he snarls and bites down hard on Saitama's neck, reaching around to stabs Saitama between the shoulders]

[Saitama twists the knife in Sonic to keep him from having any force to that swing, and starts pushing at Sonic to flip over.]

[Sonic cries out again, throwing his head back and arching his spine] YES! [It hurts, oh how it hurts like lightning crackling through his veins, and god, does he hate it, but somehow, it's so satisfying to suffer such a cruel attack at Saitama's hands. He laughs as he clings to Saitama, pain making his body tremble.] Wh-what kind of "hero" twists the knife?

A guy who does it for fun but that's too close to dying.

[He grimaces, and pulls the kunai out, decking Sonic to try and knock him out. He needs to get him unconscious so they can both go to the hospital...]

[Sonic laughs all the way through Saitama's reply, right up until Saitama's fist hits him. Then he drops like a pile of bricks.]

[Good. Finally.

Saitama collapses, gripping the worst wounds and recovering his strength. Man... this guy is pretty dangerous, but he's definitely been more hurt than this...

After a while he hauls himself to his feet, and picks up Sonic, surprised that he's so light. At least that makes it easier for them to make it to the hospital!

Sonic's under extreme lockdown and he's strapped to the bed. Saitama's requested to be in the same room and they argued with him for ages but eventually gave in, too exhausted and admitting that yes, the empty bed in that room wouldn't be filled otherwise...]

[Sonic isn't really surprised that he wakes up strapped down. It wasn't the first time it had happened, and it probably wouldn't be the last. Mostly, he was just surprised he woke up at all. He couldn't figure out in what universe letting the homocidal maniac survive was a good idea.]

[Bluh, only a Hero would think to save the person trying to kill him]

You really should have killed me.

[Saitama shrugs!]

I didn't have to, so I completely won.

As soon as I get loose, I'm just going to come after you again. And make no mistake, I will get loose. It's only a matter of time.

Let's fight again, but with less attempted murder.

What part of "I want to kill you" are you not understanding?

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