[@Everett] [i]Sky was quick to be sure, but he wouldn't have as much momentum in his block as the slap, and since he was reaching across himself to do it he'd also be at a disadvantage in positioning. He might end up breaking his wrist by attempting to stop the blow that way and wind up having his own left hand smack hit him in the temple, albeit with far less force than the direct slap would gave delivered. And without a doubt, Gonad would grab the man's hand if he could. As for Sky's uppercut, it would strike the barbarian in the solar plexus, the shockwave shaking the bouncy castle and extracting a strained grunt from the barbarian, leaving a great bruise behind. It might have done more damage had Sky fully devoted himself to the attack rather than blocking at the same time, which would have forced him to shift his weight and compromise his overall power. Sky would see then that Gonad had taken the hit on purpose, though. Such was the way of the berserker, to both give and take. Sky focused on both attacking and defending. Gonad only cared about walloping opponents as hard as possible. He didn't devote any attention at all whatsoever to defending unless it directly served the purpose of allowing him to wreak terrible and immediate violence. He had needed to close the gap while Sky was busy with offence. Gonad would attempt to take a heavy, deliberate right step forwards to firmly plant his boot between Sky's feet, officially entering close range. They would be nearly face to face. As he did so he'd swing his right fist up, drawing it waaaay back whilst his upper body twisted clockwise away from Sky, winding up to the utmost degree. The barbarian's monstrous physique shifted and rippled like the turmoil within the rapids of a river. If Sky could place his finger on it, a similar form would come to mind. [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/0G1G4040_Mariano_Rivera.jpg[/img] Yes. He would be perfectly correct in the assumption that there would be no pain. Anything living thing that was going to be struck as hard as the blow that Gonad was about to deliver wouldn't feel any more pain for the rest of its life. What occurred next would depend upon how Blondie reacted to the immensity of Gonad's wind-up. [/i]