Act: 46
Oto struggled while saying sorry, though he couldn't make eye contact with the girls. Aikawa and Chisaka stood pridefully. The two put aside their hatred for one another, focusing only on Takao who stood as the biggest threat.
"I know you hate me, and I feel the same, though right now we have no choice but to work together and stop this man. Are you in?"
Aikawa replied eagerly.
"I'm glad you agree! We must win this fight and I'm better off as your backline support. I can keep you covered so go all out and anything that could be attacking your blind spots I'll take care of, understood."
"The way you worded that at the end I don't really like but yeah."
*Sigh*
"Are you two done yet? Good god, all the mushy talk about working together and beating me. What a load of shit. I'll fuck both of you up!"
Takao ran forward and so did Chisaka. The two clashed as a barrier formed in front of him while she held a katana in her right hand made of petals. Stepping back she took countless swings at the barrier though nothing seemed to work.
"Petal Storm!"
A gust of petals began to swirl around his feet. He glanced down a second too late as it engulfed him in the storm. The barrier dropped and she saw this as an opportunity to land the finishing slash on his vulnerable body.
"Soaring Slice!"
She shouted out lifting her sword above her head, to which more and more petals wrapped around it extending the length of her blade and it began to glow bright pink.
"Chisaka wait!"
Ignoring what she said, Chisaka only wanted one thing, the results and that was to finish it. Swinging her sword down at the tornado of petals. Not only did she cut through, but the slash of energy passed and reached the walls leaving a huge mark.
"Ha! Wait for what Aikawa? I told you before that I'm not someone to be messed with."
Turning around to Aikawa a portal opened underneath her.
"Oh, shut up bitch!"
Leaping out of the portal to deliver a solid uppercut to her chest and with his left hand using his Star he increased the damage output by 30%, striking her once more which tossed her back a couple of feet. First hitting the ground heavily with her shoulder, bouncing up a bit which caused her to fall on her back but at the last minute, she was able to kick herself up, catching her balance. Leaning quickly and reaching her arm out, her star appeared and vanished.
"Pink Blast!"
A barrage of pink petals shot out from her palm in a cycling motion reaching over to Takao in seconds.
"You think that will work? Pathetic."
He opened a portal catching her attack, then reopening it over her. She stopped but the amount fired only kept hitting her in return.
"Heh, how does your attack feel against you?"
"Don't forget me, you said it yourself you would deal with both of us!"
A swarm of chains left from Aikawa's sleeves and shot at Takao while he was open.
"I know what I said and I didn't forget, simply waiting for you to make a move. +Ta Punish."
Ten Symbols that were black and gold with elements shown on them appeared all around her body. As the chains were about to contact his body, he snapped his fingers and gold lasers rapidly fired at her, in response the chains dropped to the ground and disappeared.
From behind Chisaka swung her sword at him with her eyes slightly glowing pinkish and with a light pink aura around her body. Takao glanced back surprised at how he didn't even notice her.
Symbols covered his arm going all the way up to his shoulder, acting as a shield blocking her attack, and when it made contact it caused some kind of kickback knocking her away. She started to grin and chains from underneath him popped out wrapping around his arms and legs, pulling him down to his knees keeping his body still and in place.
"Hm?!"
Looking back over at Aikawa noticing her unravel from a ball of chains acting as a shield. His eyes dropped in annoyance as he looked away from them. The melody became much louder, building up the tension.
Chisaka recovered and sprinted over to him, creating another sword in her hand, now swinging at his stomach this time.
"It's over for you!"
Chains wrapped around Chisaka interrupting the attack and pulling her back from him and over to where she was standing. Aikawa had sensed it beforehand, but when Takao stuck out his tongue it had an element marked on it. A huge burst of flames shot in front of him creating a blast that blew up worse than what Ishii experienced, although he hit nothing because she was saved in time.
Chisaka's eyes showed fear of almost getting hit by an attack that could have hospitalized her. Takao tensed his body, breaking free from the chains. Turning back, he dashed at the two. More chains shot from the ground, but he shot more of his Pm+H blasts at the ground blowing up each chain. Chisaka fired out more petals at him, while still shaken up from his lethal attack she hadn't noticed. She felt weak for how Aikawa predicted something she couldn't.
"Cn+"
Takao said.
Disappearing from their sight they look around frantically.
*Swoop*
They fell into a portal that formed underneath them, falling right back out only to land directly next to Takao. On his right was Chisaka and on the left of him was Aikawa. He reached, catching them by the neck and holding them upwards.
"Hahahaha!"
He laughed insanely.
"Aikawa, I'm impressed. I didn't notice until the last second, but you were going to trap me like how Ishii did with his webs, you were paying close attention to my weaknesses. I do think that would've been an issue to get out of. But!"
He gripped tighter on their necks as they squirmed trying to break free.
"Trying to escape? A human instinctive behavior. Sadly, it won't work because I have backup beams placed on the back of your heads. So, if you break free, I will let it go and I guarantee it will be messy."
Aikawa responded.
"You will- lose!"
A chain shot from the ground up and at Takao's head, but he opened yet another portal that captured it and redirected it behind her back. For how fast the chain was moving her eyes widened as blood started to drip from her shoulder as the chain pierced through and immediately disappeared.
"You're hurting yourself! Haha, enough playing around. Now time for me to finish you both off-"
*Thud!*
A shining red hand, engulfed in flames palmed Takao's chest, he released that energy breaking the grip of the girls as it caused him to soar into the wall off into the distance. His attack left a mark on his chest that happened to trigger an extra explosion.
Daichi cracked his knuckles and immediately sprinted to Takao.
Aikawa shouted out while coughing.
"It's not going to work! He's much stronger than you think!"
Daichi leaped in the air, using his star to create wings on his back made up of flames. Soaring over to his body, charging up another burst of energy in his arm.
Takao got up, rubbing his messy hair. The look on his face. Showing signs of being extremely upset now, angrily raising his hand, bending, and pointing his fingers at Daichi, firing his golden lasers in his direction. While in the air he proceeded to swing around and avoid the lasers but the moment they had gotten closer it disappeared from the portals he made.
"Behind you!"
Aikawa shouted. Except it was already too late, Takao already had appeared behind Daichi in the air, placing his palm on his back.
"Fuck you! Ta+Shock!"
An element formulated on his back bursting with electricity. His body instantly shut down and he flew headfirst into the ground. Right after Takao shouted out loudly opening the portal from earlier but around everyone's backs- Aikawa did everything in her power to move along with using her chains to get up. She quickly moved, pushing Chisaka out of the way after seeing her drop to her knees when the portal began to open behind her head. Shockingly the portal had a delay and followed her opening behind Aikawa's back, and she now had one in front of her chest after taking the fall for Chisaka.
Screaming to the top of her lounges.
She flailed as ten of the lasers shot throughout her body with the feeling as if she'd been impaled with huge spikes. Dropping down to the ground she cried as her body was on the verge of being unconscious with the amount of blood seeping out at a concerning rate.
"Why did you do that!? What the hell is wrong with you making stupid ass decisions just to impress Hano, you're that desperate to have him even though he's mine. Getting all those injuries to make him cater for you!"
Aikawa couldn't even respond; she felt too heavy to do anything.
'You don't get it... I saved you and all you have to say is Hano... I can feel, I can feel, I can feel myself drifting. It's hard to breathe and function.'
(The rest of the classmates shrieked in pain from the gold laser piercing in their backs.)
Teleporting over Chisaka and Aikawa.
The melody coming from each tap of the keys that the piano played became much softer. Takao walked around going left then right even in a circle, looking around at the bloodshed of the classmates, each team lying on the ground as if they were dead. Some shifted a bit and that moment he would catch sight of, going in for another attack on their helpless body to ensure their defeat.
"Oh, come on now."
He said in a cocky manner.
"You all desire to become top rankers! Pathetic, I know I'm the best but this. This was so fucking pointless you all are worthless. And for your student council? Ha! What a joke, I flatten you three with little to no effort."
He leaned down to Aikawa and Chisaka, patting them both on the head.
"Aw look at you two beauties."
*cough*
"I'm not finished with you!"
Daichi shouted out.
"Fine! I'll kill you now!"
He stormed his way over to Daichi, dropping Chisaka's head.
"I will make you bow down to your new King of Rankers! No... I am your god! Worship me!"
*Thud*
*Crash*
The rest of the class looked up in despair trying their hardest to peek, wondering if the other guy truly died. Only to be surprised by what they saw.
"If you're this new so-called god. Then I'm the new devil here to stop ya!"
Shizu said after crashing in, now standing face to face with Takao covered in a bit of dust.