The punch is a direct hit. However the attack that follows it is not. You start running, forcing Katakuri to follow you as he sprouts a dozen fists from his back again. He unleashes a volley but all for naught. He scoffs and jumps up in the air, his hand swelling to gigantic proportions. No, scratch that. He manages even a proper giants hand look tiny by comparison. He does this with both arms and suspends himself in the air with a great pillar of mochi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBrzXf5DHGEThe giant hands come down and beat you into the dirt. Again and again. Again and again. Again and again and again! Ten minutes of nothing but him pulverizing you. Finally when he feels like you had enough he lets up the assault.
"Do you get it now? Your attacks are fast but lack weight. Or they are strong but are too easy to dodge. This is the difference between us. This is power. True, refined. Power!"
You grin now that you have a way out and jump at him again. Running around the place you fire off everything at him. Clouds of explosive hair, the Silent Bomb, Parley, slashing attacks from Argent. You even combine your Razielim with the Melcahim and using your flame wreathed wings to send flying, slashing attacks of fire along the ground. But none hit their mark. All your relentless assault manages to do is confuse Katakuri. No matter how much or how many times he beats you into the dirt you force yourself to get back up, uncaring of your own condition, of the pain. And somehow coming back to attack him with more ferocity every time.
He stretches out his arm and manages to get you stuck in his mochi. Then he flails his arm around as hard as he can, making it crack like a whip. Your body experiences every bit of the whiplash and screams at you. After the last one Katakuri slams you down again. You are nauseous, in pain and feel frustrated. Throwing up quite a bit of blood you slam your head into the ground to stop the spinning, which has the unfortunate consequence of getting the blood in your eyes. It stings and you let out a scream.
"Hurts, doesn't it? I understand your frustration. Believe me I do. Falling down is shameful. Falling down multiple times is even more so. Every time you get back up, I beat you down. I can read your every move and can stop them. It must feel horrible knowing your own weakness. So... give up. You admit your defeat and pain stops. Real simple."
Katakuri then pauses.
"Not until I knock you down."
"Not until I knock you down! KEKEKEKE!"
You laugh as you lunge at him without any restraint again.
Katakuri seems fed up with your nonsense and it feels like he's about to make what he did to you already seem pleasant. But as he's about to parry and counter your attack something happens. He suddenly changes his movement and sprouts multiple arms again to block your hits. One by one you knock them aside until you manage to rip through his defense and graze him with your knuckles. You laugh as he kicks you down.
