Act: 16
Surrounded, they had all charged at him with full speed, spreading out his arms he called upon a pillar of Ice underneath lifting him upwards into the air. As the ice elevated Taku, the four boys all crashed into the ice, unexpectedly that was going to appear in front of them, they ended up bashing their heads in the ice causing them to fall back to the ground due to the struck pain after hitting their heads.
Taku looks down at them as he switches from standing to sitting. He began laughing to himself at how sad of a fight this was.
"Heh, I hope that didn't hurt too bad now. Honestly, though this is a big waste of my time, I actually am quite busy ya know and you guys fell for the most obvious attack."
Shima recovered quicker than the other boys, standing slightly on his feet, while they just lay on the ground with their hands covering their faces, rolling around left and right.
"How the hell did you use your Star without even summoning it or using a summon command! Explain yourself!"
While sitting on top of his Ice he glances over at Shima who had been glaring back at him
"My ability is Ice manipulation; the name says it all. Sorry that I don't have something pathetic like yours? Heh."
*Grr!*
Shima grits his teeth, clenching his right fist he sprinted at the pillar of Ice running up to the top. Right as he was about to reach where Taku was sitting.
*Snap*
When Taku snapped his fingers, spikes of Ice emerged all around the pillar causing Shima to jump off the Ice and drift into the air, giving Taku a disgusting look at the same time.
"You continuously look down upon us! Just wait till someone one day puts you in your place, or..."
"Even Kills you!"
"So, does that mean you admit losing to me? And don't worry no one will be able to kill me- I continuously grow and I will be on top with the other Rankers!"
"Hell no, I will never admit defeat to someone like you!"
Landing back onto the ground, Shima looked up at Taku sitting there acting like a prince.
*chuckle*
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"And now what is so funny? Did reality kick in for you? Finally noticing that you will never win against me?"
"It's, haha, That I remembered! My Star is Agony and I have a gift for you!"
"So, what, you think a small physical and speed boost will help you?"
Shima stands still for a few minutes unresponsive and almost lifeless after mentioning the Star he activated.
"..."
"Well, if you just plan on standing there, I guess I'll just leave. Huh, the shock of reality really got to ya?"
Standing up he put his hand out, in command the Ice pillar started to revert. As he reached the ground, he noticed that the other three boys were completely knocked from what could've been the shock.
"Actually, what a disappointment, you expected those guys to help you in a fight, you were better off attacking me alone... A sad sight to see ya know."
Taku shakes his head as he walks away from them. Passing Shima, he looks at his empty face, turning his head, and continues to walk away.
*Clench*
"Oh-oh so you are alive? What now?"
Taku turns around and feels Shima's tight grip on his shoulder get tighter.
"You mind letting go?"
Shima mumbles under his breath as his head faces towards the ground.
"Speak up! Do you wanna say it louder?"
*Disoriented speech*
"The fuck?! Let go of me!"
"Agony!"
Shima screeches out the word agony at the top of his lungs. His body began to shake intensely as weird spikes started to spew out of his back and his eyes changed into a blood-red color.
Taku began to worry, grabbing onto Shima's arm that had been holding his shoulder. He broke it in the opposite direction when his fingers dug into his skin.
*Snap*
"Ughauh! AGONY!"
"The hell is wrong with you! I'm out!"
Taku turned away from him and tried to run out of the alleyway but before he could Shima had already finished his unknown transformation. Having multiple spikes sticking out his body exposing his spine, intense veins popping out by both of his blood-covered eyes, and saliva dripping from his mouth uncontrollably.
Shima looked up at Taku trying to run away. He opened his mouth, sticking out his thin tongue with a strange arrowhead tip to it, he launched it at Taku pricing straight through his stomach.
*Spew*
"Agh! What the hell!"
Taku looked down, seeing a tongue sticking out of his stomach and wrapping around, pulling him back aggressively to Shima.
"Aghh! This burns like hell! Shima, what the hell are you!"
Shima replies in a disoriented tone again.
"DO Y-U NOW FE-L AGONY! TH-S IS MY S-AR AT F-IRST HA-D AG-NY!"
"DIE-TA-KU!"
Shima's mouth breaks open and his jaw begins to widen out. Taku looks at him while slowly getting pulled closer. Taku started to worry for his safety.
'I must use it... But- I- can't kill- him! Maybe if I only put in about 15%, I can immobilize him... It's the only shot I have right now because for some reason I feel my body slowly starting to go numb...'
*ARGUGAH*
"Frozen Prison!"
In a panic, Taku used frozen prison, but it was different, instead of the Ice closing him up and surrounding him. This time the Ice just randomly launched out all over the place and began to disappear right as it touched. A chunk of Ice had flown out of Taku's arm and dug into Shima's tongue and mini shards of Ice flew into his leg causing him to flail and let go of Taku, falling onto the ground.
'This was not Frozen Prison... What just happened... Although it still worked, I hope?'
Turning around Taku ran away from the alleyway and back in the direction of the Guild. On his way there he looked behind him to make sure he wasn't being followed and continued going, seeing that Shima was not trailing him.
Stopping for a second on the sidewalk he looked down at his stomach to see a small ball-sized hole in his chest. Grunting in pain he thought to use his Star and temporarily closed the hole with his Ice. Though he remained uncertain for how long it will stay there. Once he covered it up, he continued running to the Guild.
- - - -
A mysterious voice of two.
"Wow, what a cold place. All this Ice- is made up of Star energy. So could this be from the boy Hano mentioned?"
"Who knows? All we need to do is follow through with our mission. Let's not upset "him" so focus on what we came here for. You seem a bit too comfortable around that Hano boy."
"Not a chance. I need him for what "him" requested me specifically to do."
"Whatever, do as you please, as I said before, let's just get this over with."
The two people in dark robe outfit walk up to Shima's body which has reverted to normal. Hovering over his body, Shima regained consciousness and saw the two people staring him down. Scared, he frantically scoots backward-looking around to see blood splatter all over the place and his three friends split open on the ground.
Shima's eyes widened with pure fear flowing throughout his body. He began hyperventilating and breaking down from everything he saw.
"Hu-hu-hu! The Fuck! What do you want from me ahh!"
A mysterious person spoke up.
"Nothing actually, we just want to make sure that you're still alive."
"Why-Did! Yo-u Kill them!"
"Oh them? They were not needed?"
"Move aside- Do you know who attacked you with the Ice?"
"Uh-h T-taku was his name! Please don't kill me!"
"I won't."
The dark robe person turned around.
"You can deal with him. I got what I needed, now I have to visit Hano."
*Voowsh*
"Huh! How did they do that!"
"Oh, that? You can call it our special gift from "him"."
"Who... is him..."
The dark robe person got closer to Shima.
"Our Master."
The dark robe person grabbed Shima by the neck with their left hand lifting him up into the air. With their right hand, they jabbed Shima in the heart, extracting a form of energy.
"Aghhh! why..."
"We need your essence. Such a short life. Sorry."
The dark robe person removes their hand from Shima's shaking body, grabbing out a red orb from his chest, clenching their fist the orb vanishes within their palm.
"Now to enjoy myself. "
The dark robe person began to dismantle Shima's body making a mess and creating a masterpiece in their eyes.
"Plea-se.. st-op.."
"..."
"My art is complete."
*Voowsh*
- - - -
Hano is sitting in his office alone accompanied by a dark robe person leaning against the wall next to his desk.
"Taku, will he become a problem? He is impressive and you have dealt with Shizu as I had asked before."
"It will all be set in motion. He won't be a problem, we got to witness his aftermath."
"What is that supposed to mean? Tell me."
"Continue with your mission. Don't ask anymore."
*Voowsh*
Hano slams his hands on his desk.
"Damn this all! I want to know now! Chisaka, just you wait, I will have everything fixed, don't you worry."
- - - -
Four dark robe-like outfit people stood together in an unknown building.
"You really went that far on those boys."
"Well, it was fun? You wouldn't understand my kind of art, humph it's beautiful."
"Attention. I need you three to bring me a new Star that I located, The Star of fortune- he will help us in our plans for the future and to which all that involves Shizu. While you guys go gather more, find the Star, and bring him back to me. I will hand Shizu the hints he needs and make sure he is on the right path."
"Now go!"
*Voowsh*
"I can't wait. Each day passes by, and the tournament gets closer and closer. Oh, how my dream I've longed for is almost in the palm of my hand!"