Act: 39
Each team was given a nickname and a captain that the teacher had picked out for who'd fit the role. Identifying who is the team captain, on their uniform is a small badge near their neck in the shape of a Star, which would have a color combination of yellow and dark blue. This badge would also allow the teachers to be able to see how the student's progression went with its tracking.
-Team Name and Captain-
1. Shizu Team: Life
2. Aikawa Team: Skill
3. Kita Team: Arrow
4. Ishii Team: Stick
5. Higa Team: Dance
6. Oto Team: Sound
7. Takao Team: Element
8. Ando Team: Build
9. Kaneshiro Team: Doom
10. Mana Team: Ninja
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Everyone seemed to see the same thing when they arrived. Nothing but sand and within the distance a large ancient-looking structure. Known to be the ruins.
*Team Doom*
Progressing the second quickest, taking out a rocky golem with minimal effort. Kaneshiro didn't even bother using their Star. And the two of them stormed their way to the ruins. It was silent the entire time they moved, the only one who spoke was Atsuko while glaring at Kaneshiro who wore quite the creepy Oni mask and their interesting muscular build that kept him on edge.
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*Team Stick*
Ishii grabbed his teammate Etsuko with the webs from his Star, wrapping it around his waist. Using this tactic allowed them to easily launch their way to the ruins. Only to be stopped halfway. Encountering a huge rocky golem, Ishii simply thought of a plan to use his webs that wrapped around the golem's legs and neck. Yanking the webs backward caused it to lose balance and fall in the sand and with that extra webbing around its neck when it landed, he pulled back, breaking it and watching as its head crumbled once making contact. Ishii spoke to Etsuko in a witty manner who happened to be flailing around in the air helplessly.
"Oops. Forgot you were still swinging around. Just hold on for a bit longer, I'll get us to the ruins in no time!"
"Ugh... I think I may... Throw uu- uuup"
Easily beating the golem and moving forward. Ishii swung his way in the direction of the temple again, while moving in the far distance he saw a figure in the sky with wings that blasted past them heading to the ruins.
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*Team Arrow*
Tomo lifted Kita up off the ground and onto his shoulders for the pure fact that Kita was short, 5'2 to be exact. Activating his Star and making sure he held on tightly he sprinted away and in the process of running past a golem, who attempted to keep up, while it stumbled in the sand. Kita raised his head saying in a high pitch tone somewhat of a child's voice.
"Keep going, allow me to deal with rocky. I got it. Star Active! Bow Tempest."
A shining thin blue bow appeared in his hand, aiming, and straightening out his arm a quiver then manifested on his back, pulling out a singular arrow, loading it onto the bow pulling his arm back, and firing it at the golem. The arrow flew at a fast rate with the help of Tomo. It cleanly pierced through its head. A few seconds passed and a huge cylinder of energy emerged from the direction of where the arrow was fired, dissipating the head and half of its body.
"Heh, Bullseye."
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*Team Dance*
These two surprisingly held ground, making their way to the ruins soon coming across the golem. In response, Higa used his dancing Star causing the golem to shuffle left and right and continue dancing while the two of them ran away. Without fighting... Heading. For the. Ruins.
"Hopefully it doesn't chase after us...?"
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*Team Build*
"Hey, you. Your part of the student council, aren't you?"
He said joyfully.
"Can I call you Kyde or would you prefer Ando? Both can work. I understand if you don't want me to, obviously, we don't know each other well but we can? Right? Can we start? What do you say?"
"..."
"Hmmm??"
"I'm with you so we should win. Right, right?"
Ando began to daze.
'Seriously... How come I had to get put in this class? I should be by Hano's side, but no Ren gets that blessing. And this guy won't shut up for a second.'
Seki continued talking, Ando tuned him out until his brain couldn't function because of how quiet it had been, and the only source of noise was his mouth moving.
"Ok!"
He stopped to look him in the eyes.
"Oh, so I can join the council!!?"
"I never said that. First, call me Ando. Second, I need you to calm down for a bit. Third The council is for the best, no, elite fighters who are ready to protect the school from any dangers and the students. It's no playground."
"Hm? Ok! Ando Ando. So, we're guaranteed to win with you on my team then. Right, right! If I do the best, can you consider the option?"
"Not exactly. Yes, I'm a member of the council but Chisaka will probably beat us, and the fact that Aikawa is also on her team makes those two ladies dangerous. I will do my best to keep up."
"Ando Ando. Then I'll win for us and prove I can be a council member."
"Can't promise."
Ando proceeded to head for the ruins taking the lead and following behind was Seki.
"Duck."
Out of nowhere, Ando sensed the source of energy coming from above him. As a giant golem began to fall from the sky. Quickly utilizing his Star.
"Star Activate!"
He generated a pistol in his hand that quickly morphed into a futuristic-styled RPG. Though before he could fire it a shadow hovered over him. It was Seki flying with large black wings. He soared down snatching the gun from out of his hands and proceeded to aim up and fire it at the golem.
Throwing the gun back at Ando he flapped his wings and trajected himself up towards the missile. Grabbing it with his bare hands, he spun around creating a rotation, and jabbed it in its chest. Dashing behind the golem Seki's hands morphed into some kind of black blade with a length of 8ft. Slashing at its back caused the missile to ignite inside of the golem, bending his wings forward shielding him from the explosion and the blast launched him away.
'Huh. Seki, not bad?"
"Ando Ando!"
Turning his arms back to normal, he glided down to Ando with his melting wings. When he landed in front of him, he reached out for him to grab his hand.
"Grab on now. Takao is up to something! We must hurry and stop him before he does something irrational.
"What do you mean?"
"Now! We have no time. We'll be in trouble if we don't hurry. All of us!"
He grabbed onto his hand. Seki made new black wings that were much bigger and shot straight up in the air heading to the ruins as fast as he could.
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*Team Sound*
Taku looked around aimlessly before staring at his partner, better yet known as his captain.
"You serious."
He said in a snarky manner.
"I can't believe that you're my captain! Why didn't I become one, I feel that I fit the role better. Leader and almighty that's me. Plus, I don't even know your name!?"
"Huu. You're so noisy..."
He said in a mellow tone while looking away from him.
"My name is Oto... And I can't tell you why I fit the role. It's a pain. I wish I could give it to you."
"Sheesh? You seem so out of it?"
"We should probably start moving... I think I hear people fighting in the distance... We don't wanna lose now..."
*...*
"Yea? Forward is the only way at this point, I guess? To the far ruins!"
'He can hear the others fighting...? No way? I don't hear a single thing. I bet he can't! And is saying that just because he's the captain and thinks that he's so strong. Yea! That's it.'
The two looked off in the distance at the same time from the sound of a loud explosion coming from the ruins.
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*Team Skill*
"Hmph. I honestly can't believe I'm stuck with you in the middle of nowhere! Just had to be you-"
Chisaka cut her off mid-sentence.
"How about this? Shut the fuck up? I have no idea why you're so mad at me-"
"Huh! Telling me to shut up! Star activate!"
Five chains appeared from the center of her back, a light silver color with arrowhead points at the tip of each chain. She spread out her arms while the chains responded to her actions also moving around the outside of her body.
"Watch who the hell you're talking to. I'll take your ass down and get to the ruins by myself and I'll take care of Shizu on my own! Without your help!"
*Hehe*
Chisaka let out a few chuckles.
"You dare threaten me-"
Her body lit up bright pink, quickly disappearing and leaving a trail of pink petals behind dashing in front of Aikawa with a sword made of the same pink cherry blossom petals.
*Crash! *
Her sword stopped at the base of her throat, and Aikawa's chains stopped from piercing her back. The two gazed off into the distance after seeing a huge explosion take place. To their surprise, an armored rock golem drops down from a black space-like portal from above though it wasn't just one but four.
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*Team Ninja*
"Why bother fighting this golem, when you can do this. Star activate."
Both his pointer and middle finger sticking up he spun them around and a black space-like portal was created appearing underneath the rocky golem and disappearing.
"See that's how you win."
He said in a mischievous tone.
"That method is cowardly."
"And having that mindset, you'll struggle with some of your fights. Just let me teleport us there. As long as I can see it. We can teleport to the said location?"
In disgust with his plan, they agreed upon choosing to portal-hop their way over to the ruins until a much bigger armored golem appeared.
The only thing was there happened to be more than one, four to be exact.
"Ninja. Fight them? I can't fight, I'm useless."
She dashed forward throwing multiple of her kunai at it, only for them to do nothing and get knocked away in the process.
"You see, I would continue to watch this, but I want to win."
He used his Star again to quickly teleport them all away.
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*Team Life*
"Ready to win Daichi! Because I am! Let's see if you can keep up with me, because after all hehe, I have gone through some difficult training."
"You're on Shizu! I'm not planning on losing. The first one to the ruin owes the other food for next time!"
*Deal! *
The two boys sprinted off to the ruins only for them to get partly cut off by a golem that fell from the sky dropping in front of the two.
"Well, well. Seems like we get to have fun early on. I knew that it couldn't be this easy. Daichi! Just sit back and watch me shine."
Shizu ran up to it, front flipping over as it tried to hit him with an arm swing. He landed on its arm and leapt once more kicking its head with his right leg clean off its body. Falling back to the ground he looks over at Daichi, smiling.
"That's how you get things done quickly."
"Impressive, Mr. showoff but the deal is still on."
Daichi ran past him with a big smile. Shizu ran behind, easily catching up to him.
As they ran for a while Shizu started to notice something, better yet hear as well. The sounds of fighting and explosions became more frequent, wondering if they were closer to the other students.
"Daichi, look out for that portal above you!"
And another golem came out, falling much faster than before, almost crushing Daichi. This golem was much bigger than the original one about 16' with armor surrounding its body.
"Thanks, Shizu! This time I got it."
"Star Activate! Phoenix Skin."
"Pyro Gale!"
Daichi moved his legs back. His body started to light up in flames, and he opened his mouth and fired out a huge beam made up of intense heat at the golem, a gust of wind blew past him for how strong the output was.
As the fire dissipated, the golem remained unfazed. Through the smoke, its hand shot through. Shizu dashed in front of Daichi, punching the golem's fist.
The entire arm crumbled after making contact with his punch, although the golem didn't react as its arm solidified back instantly.
"What!?"
- - - -
*Team Element*
"Ahaha! You should be honored to be on my team, we're the first to arrive in the dreadful ruins. To think the others are taking this long?"
She replied in a soft yet calm high-pitched tone.
"It's impressive, your strength. By far unmatched. Yet how come that boy? Hm. Shizu, was it? Stopped your pursuit?"
"Eh!? Shizu, Shizu, Shizu when he arrives which I'm for sure! He won't but if the odds are he's strong enough I'll be waiting on my throne.
"Throne? And the golems weren't even that strong, to begin with?"
"Tsk tsk tsk."
Takeo put his palm face up, a spherical orb with strange writings on it formed in his hand.
"This is the golem's heart, I took it and re-created it and with my Star, I invited a new kind of element. This will allow the golems to regenerate every single body part from absolutely nothing. The core provides an armor coat that already is impenetrable, the only way to destroy it is with a star possessing a powerful light attribute."
"… wow that's pretty impressive?"
"Get this!"
Takao said in a snarky tone.
"No one has a light ability in this class. Ahaha! Now time to make my throne and wait!"
He summoned his Star, causing an explosion of light, and by the entrance, he created a golden throne, which blocked the pathway going further which would lead a team to win this part of the tournament.
"Now we wait."
He patiently sat, gracefully on his throne while she got close to him sitting on the edge of it. The two of them began to wait and see who was first to arrive.