[@thewizardguy] "nice..." markus replies evenly as he wipes at his mouth and stands up, taking in a deep breath, the sound of a rather large vacuum being heard before he opens his mouth wide, no sound coming out, only a ripple spreading out from markus, dirt and plants being flung every which way, saito being caught with the brunt of the shock wave, it forcing him to block his face in order to avoid losing an eye his gait being forced back shortly before he feels a sharp pain, his head lifting as his teeth are forced to grind against each other before he's launched back, his breath knocked out of him as he tumbles a bit from the blow, the monkey man bouncing on the balls of his feet, letting out a small laugh before making a "come at me" gesture with his forward hand