Act: 63
Shizu got closer to her as he dodged all the incoming arrows while she tried to keep the distance between them. However, that appeared not to be working. It only got worse for her; he leaped up, grabbed her by the arm, and dropped his weight, heading straight for the ground. Concerned for her safety, he held onto the back of her neck when they landed, but her and Takashi's emblems changed in color. She immediately moved her legs, crunching them and kicking him off her. When landing, she caught herself and sprinted faster than before, going over to Naru and standing by his side to protect him.
Taku summoned his wand, trying to go for the open shot, and pointed it at Naru. Although he spun around once, noticing Takashi's incoming punches, which came straight to his face.
"HEY! Shizu, I told you to keep them busy! Ice wall!"
He attempted to keep him from making contact, but it didn't work out well; he broke through the ice wall and the next wall, followed by another wall. When that wall broke, he went in for another punch but was swept off his feet and thrown by the leg from Daichi. His body lit in flames from his star; as he got flung and now airborne, Daichi fired another pyro-gale, hitting him at point-blank.
*SWOOSH*
Arrows flew to his left, yet Shizu's punches stopped them. They all had the advantage as they were about to take him down. Yasu's arrows were stopped. Takashi was about to get hit point blank, and Taku adjusted his wand back at Naru, ending the match.
Until.
A huge star covered the ground where they all stood, even under Naru.
"Arrow Domination!"
The emblem changed again. Scared, Daichi created wings out of his flames and flew as high as he could away from that area and to the edges of the wall. Taku made a pathway of ice, and he started to run on it, blocking Shizu when he also attempted to run away. More arrows blocked his path, forcing Shizu in place. This left him blocking every incoming arrow from underneath and his side.
Taku looked back and snickered at him, getting caught in the arrow barrage; when he stopped and faced forward, Takashi was right in his face. Defenseless, he was grabbed by the neck and kicked away near Daichi. The arrows did not hit Naru; instead, they seemed more like a barrier to protect him. Shizu held his ground. Once it was over, he dropped his arms only to see Takashi and Yasu's incoming punches'. Catching their punches and holding them back, he managed to overpower them and rotate, throwing them off him and back to Naru.
"That bitch grabbed me by the neck. Daichi, it's time. Now I'm pissed."
Taku pointed his wand over in their direction. He created a small igloo of ice around Shizu, and up next.
"Frozen prison! Black ice!"
Taku's standard star color had a faint black swirl inside the middle of it, spreading around. His wand projected the direction, and the ice instantly shot forward, freezing everything in sight. It had been so fast, like a sneeze, that none of the three could react in time.
They were frozen in place along with the surrounding area. They tried to move and break out, but they struggled. Daichi soared up into the sky, and removing his wings, he dived down to where they were.
"Inferno Driver."
Falling towards the center of them, his entire body engulfed in flames began to expel out, creating a giant ball, blowing them and Shizu up with the fire. It was so bright that the flash caused the audience to turn away for a few seconds.
*The winner is team Consume! Give it up to them!! *
The crowd began to cheer with joy. Although Han Chul-Moo looked around cautiously, worried about Shizu being caught in the crossfire.
'That damn Taku! He knew what he was doing the entire time!'
The fire dissipated, and it seemed like the three were burnt and unconscious. Shizu remained safe on the far end, successfully breaking out of the ice and spiriting as if his life depended on it—because it did. That was his only choice when he realized how hot it began to get.
*Next up is Omega vs Alter. Are you guys excited? I know I am!! *
- - - -
Team Revenant was teleported to the aiding station for treatment. When the three boys walked back and into the locker rooms. Taku looked over at Shizu.
"You can thank me and Daichi for the carry."
"Sure. Thanks, I never asked for it."
"Heh, why don't you head over to the nurses for aiding? Because you sure took a."
He soon realized that the only ones who took damage seemed to be Daichi and him. Shizu stopped and glanced back at him, tapping on his cheek.
"You might want to get that healed; it reminds me of what I did to you."
Taku's eyes twitched, and he got closer to him, but Daichi interfered.
"Well done. Shizu. So it seems like you somehow won. Congratulations, Daichi and Taku, for your win. I look forward to our fight."
Hano walked past and onto the area with his teammates.
"Kyde! Who said we're losing? I plan on winning this?"
"Ren.. It's Hano we're talking about."
"You two need to lighten up. We will give it our best after all."
*Ok Amamoto*
They followed them out onto the battlefield.
*Let's get the round started. We now begin with both teams on opposite ends, and the arena is now repaired from the last fight. It's showtime! Ready! Set! Fight!*
Hano proudly stomped his foot forward and began talking.
"Amamoto, Kyde, Ren. Shall we finally get this over with? I know you guys have been waiting to fight me. Heh, here I am."
*Yea you are! *
Ren summoned up his scythe, running straight to Hano.
"Girls stay out of this."
Hano simply stared at him and walked back, avoiding each swing. Kyde brought out both pistols and shot at Aikawa. She used her chains to shield herself, and when she rotated around, Chisaka ran for Amamoto.
"Star activate."
She created a sword made of cherry blossoms and got ready to swing it at Amamoto, who only smiled.
"No."
Chisaka's sword disappeared, and when Amamoto looked at Aikawa, she repeated herself. And her chains disappeared as well. Chisaka quickly averted herself to hand-to-hand combat, and Aikawa luckily managed to avoid getting shot.
Their fight continued.
- - - -
Shizu left them to get his star energy replenished. In case his healing used up any. So he thought. He left wandering around until he noticed a girl with similar features to Taku run away with tears in her eyes.
'Goodness, what did that guy do now? I probably should confirm that she returned to her seat to be back with her family. Because right now? She's going in the opposite direction.'
Shizu walked forward and saw Taku going away and not after her.
'What a great older brother you are right now.'
Shizu followed her, and going around this place was like aimlessly walking through a maze. He went down some stairs to look around and think. The area seemed dimmer, and some lights were blown out.
'I could've sworn she was over here?'
He glanced over at the left side of the hallway, where he stopped in place. The lighting completely stopped at the end of the hallway. Frozen in fear. He couldn't force himself to move, yet he tried. What he witnessed made him hold his mouth shut. His insides felt out of proportion.
Shizu's eyes were wide as he saw blood splattered all over the walls and missing limbs, guts smiling out, but he knew he couldn't wait until...
He ran up to her dead body. Gently picking her up and holding her together as some organs started to fall out, trying to move them back inside, he was in pure panic, holding the urge not to throw up.
"Star... Activate... Resurrection..."
He stuttered his words, forcing them out.
"Oh, come on... Fuck. Fuck. Please work now! Resurrection, resurrection, resurrection."
The light from his palm became much brighter. Her limbs started to grow back, and her body lit up the same color as his star.
"Thank you. Thank you."
He sat her down and sighed from the amount of relief he felt.
*Tap tap*
The subtle sound of footsteps approaching him from ahead.
"Pitiful."
The person's hand rose as he was about to strike him. Shizu noticed it was one of those guys with the masks. He held onto her as tightly as possible, leaning his head down and not caring about what would happen to him. All he thought about was protecting Taku's sister.
*Slash*
"Heartless."
Blood poured on Shizu's head. He jolted slowly and looked up to see that his Shishou had a massive line beginning from his shoulder to the center of his chest. Shizu's eyes widened even more, and his vision became blurry.
"As long as we collect stars. Turning one from a bright future to darkness. We can ensure our Master's destiny. Stars of hope and Stars of despair. The black Star. Shizu, where will you stand? It seems that even your friend has a black Star. It's only a matter of time. Will you wake up? Is this all a bad dream?"
"Shishou..."
He muttered. The body of his Shishou dropped onto the ground, plopping on his own blood. Shizu crawled over to him.
"I can- save you- I know- I can... That's right, I- I-have the star- to do so!"
He went in to grab his hands.
*Smack*
His Shishou smacked his hands away from him, holding on to the little life he had left. He stared at Shizu, a cold stare peering into his soul.
"Don't save me. Allow me to die. I don't want to be in this world anymore with you. I will not forgive myself for being saved by a failure like you. I should've stopped your birth when I had the chance to, or I should've killed you. My death will atone for helping create what's to come. You disgust me, and I've always hated your face. My life was better when you were out of it for good, and don't you ever touch me with those disgusting hands."
*Ughh*
Throwing up, more blood poured out his mouth. Shizu slowly backed up while holding Taku's sister.
"Die Shizu! Die Shizu! Why don't you just? Die!"
His breathing came to an end. The eyes of him staring into his soul were the last thing. Tears fell down his face, and his body shook uncontrollably. This uneasy feeling in his stomach only got worse. Looking up, he saw the masked man. Inches away from his face.
"Win the next match, and the crystal is yours. Don't forget. We will meet again, and I hope to see how far you've come."
Taking steps back, they walked into the darkness and disappeared within a black portal. Shizu gradually stood up; he stared at his dead boy, perplexed. At this point, he could only return to the nurses to check up on her. While holding her, Taku turned into the room where Shizu was sitting, watching over her. He ran up to him, grabbing him by the collar, pulling him in his direction, and causing him to drop her hand; clenching his fist, he punched his face repeatedly.
"What the fuck did you do to my sister! You fucking screw up! You Stupid fucking failure! Why the fuck is she injured! You!"
Shizu mumbled softly, so quietly it couldn't even be heard.
*I saved her... why are you hitting me...*
Taku continued punching him.
*No matter the amount of good... I do... I always get hurt... Why... It hurts a little...*
Shizu grabbed his fist tightly. The bruises on his face began to disappear. His tone dropped, becoming lifeless and monotone.
"Stop it. I saved her. Now leave me alone."
He stood up and twisted his hand, thus breaking Taku's wrist. His bone popped out, and Shizu turned around.
"Now you can wait with her."
Taku shirked in pain, alone, as Shizu walked over to the locker rooms. He had already changed his clothes while in the nurse's room. Keeping what happened to himself. Sticking with the story of her having a bad fall.
*The winner is team Omega*
The six of them walked back in.
"Damn, Hano. To think you'd draw your sword on me. Not nice."
Team Alter seemed pretty beaten up.
Hano walked in and glanced at Shizu.
"Looks like you're up next. Failure."
'Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure, Failure. I am one.'