Act: 64
*Alright! I know you've all been waiting for the final match to commence, Team Omega vs Team Consume. It will now begin! Bring them out here!!!*
Both teams walk out on the field, standing on opposite ends of one another. Shizu seems lifeless overall, and even Han Chul-Moo noticed something off about him. Taku continued giving Shizu the side eye. Still pissed about everything that had happened.
The announcer pressed the microphone against his mouth, excitedly shouting his final words and keeping the crowd entertained.
*Now that they're all here! We shall get this final round over and let the fight begin!!*
Without any hesitation, Shizu went straight for Hano. Sprinting at full speed, he made haste, dashing across the entire arena. Aikawa patiently observed him, and when the opportunity arose, she placed her hands on the ground, chains shot up, and in response, Shizu leaped out of the way, averting to the left. Each time his foot touched the ground, one more chain would pop out. When he landed this time, he immediately put his hand on the ground to push himself further away, but as he thought it was safe, petals spiraled upwards, catching him in the typhoon of cherry blossoms. Daichi and Taku couldn't sit and watch, so they advanced. Taku used his ice to fire toward Chisaka, and Daichi aimed for Hano. Shizu kept his guard up, shielding himself from serious injuries. After a few seconds, he forced himself out and broke free from the swarm. However, a wall of petals blew past Taku and Daichi, keeping them from getting closer. This battle became one-sided, a three-on-one, Shizu versus the council.
"Hano! You're next!"
Shizu angrily shouted out. His facial expressions and eyes were much more crossed.
Chains underneath Shizu's feet caught him by surprise, lifting him off the ground and throwing him past the petals wall. His body headed toward Taku, and with him acting fast, he summoned up his wand and created a wall of ice that Shizu crashed into; spit flew out of his mouth upon his body, slamming into it. After dropping, Shizu stood up and left a massive dent in the ice.
"What the fuck was that for Taku! You, urgh, piece of shit!"
Taku ran forward, not paying Shizu any mind. As he was running, he summoned up another wall of ice that went forward, creating a bridge he ran on, towering over Shizu and straight through the petals wall. Taku's intentions were clear: He wanted to take out Hano first, even if it meant using Shizu.
They watched as the bridge formed on the other side. Aikawa bent over and placed her hands on the ground again, and Chisaka prepared her star. However, Shizu underneath jumped up and smashed the ice, destroying the structure Taku had been running on. This caused him to stumble and turn his focus off them and onto the ice that flew his way, which made him fall.
"Oh no, you don't! Hano is mine. Sit back and watch!"
Taku slammed into the ground, and Daichi went in to catch him so that his body wouldn't continue to tumble. Blood slowly started to drip from his forehead, and a frown worse than before was stuck on his face.
"You worthless fuck! Ice Pillar!"
Taku shouted, lifting his wand at Shizu. Ice instantly shot from underneath, hitting him in the chest and sending him back into the air. Then, another ice pillar came from the ground, curving, and both pillars pressed together, smashing Shizu. Although he had both elbows out, resisting being squished, the impact was much heavier on his back. However, a third pillar, quicker than the other two, curved up and slammed over Shizu's head, which went straight for the ground, locking his body in place.
*Woah... Crowd. Would you look at this, it seems..? The teams are turning against each other*
Shizu had his hands over his head, protecting himself as he slowly got off one knee, stopping the pillar from crushing him; as he forced the pillar up, he sprinted out, freeing himself, and immediately targeted Taku, going straight for a punch. However, Daichi spun around, igniting his arm with flames and increasing the heat output. The normal reddish-orange became blue, and instead, he punched Shizu in the jaw, launching his body back to the center of the arena.
Shizu got back on his feet once more and now had a badly burnt cheek, skin hanging off, and blood slowly dripping. Daichi spoke calmly to the raggedy Shizu.
"Shizu. Don't touch Taku... You're the one who's in the wrong here; it was his little sister; come on now. Don't act like you're some victim now. You're at fault here. There's no need for you to take it out on him! Maybe you are a failure. I thought better of you. No, I wish I had higher hopes for you."
Shizu's eyes shot open. He dropped his head, sweat dripping, and his body felt warm, sweating all over. Han Chul-Moo kept moving in his seat, irritated by what he witnessed, and the crowd became somewhat quiet. They all quietly muttered about how Shizu started attacking his teammates, calling him a rampage, monster, beast, one they see from the portals.
*What a monster. Why would he, A failure, look at him, shameful, disgusting, someone's little sister? It's live TV; why would he? Bad image for the school.*
*Ba-dum, Ba-dum*
Hano started chuckling.
"Look, Shizu, I. Your team. The crowd. You are one amazing failure. How can you be so good at it? I told you you're not meant to be here. Look around you; look at the scene you created. And I mean."
"You."
"See, I haven't lied to you once! The whole world is calling you a failure."
*Ba-dum, Ba-dum*
Everyone around Shizu became so loud, his thoughts amplified, unfathomably loud, louder than normal. Everyone is laughing at him. He's a mess.
'They all. I can hear them. Stop. Please stop. Please stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!!! Stop it all! I'm a failure. I'm a failure. Mother and Father, You're right; I am a failure. It's all my fault!'
He grabbed his hair with both hands and dropped to his knees.
*Ba-dum, Ba-dum*
'This fucking noise! This beating sound, it's so loud, go away.'
'GO AWAY!'
The heartbeat. Stopped.
Shizu's eyes opened, and everything was pitched back. He looked around, standing on nothing, and he could see nothing. Shizu took one step, and mist-like smoke started to clear from his steps.
"Where am I?"
He angrily expressed.
*Grewrrr*
A deep growl. The sound sends shivers throughout everything.
*Look at you, Shizu, the hatred your heart bears. Why do you blame yourself?*
Shizu heard its voice all around him. A voice to which it sounded like nothing anyone could comprehend.
"Where are you! Answer me!"
*You shouldn't show them mercy. Allow the hatred to be vivid.*
"I said answer me!"
*I am everywhere; I'm watching you. I always have. I merely am finally awake.*
"Huh? What do you mean..."
A pair of gold-colored eyes, evil eyes. From underneath where Shizu was standing, it watched and disappeared. Shizu ran forward. He continued to run in the darkness endlessly.
*You can't keep running.*
his body stopped as he felt like he was going to fall off the edge of a cliff.
Its voice sounded eager.
*Stop keeping the hatred submerged. Allow it to run free. Shizu, I know you better than anyone else. Why should you be kind. They're all betraying you. No one loves you; they all used you and threw you away.*
"I'm... Angry. I hate it all."
*Yes, and you and I, Shizu, are the only ones. When the time comes, you and I are the savior of this rotten-filled world. Accept me. Allow me in your heart.*
"Can I trust you..."
*I never will leave you. Not like them. I shall always be with you.*
Shizu felt light and dropped. Falling into nothing, and his eyes slowly started to close. His body drifted further and further away from the light.
Falling deeper and deeper, sinking into the mist. The light was gone, and so was Shizu.
The crowd went silent, mocking Shizu for his pathetic performance. Chul-Moo stood in his row, flipping off everyone around him and shouting in response to their nasty words.
His head raised, and he slowly opened his eyes. His right eye changed from purple, slightly flickering to a gold color, back to purple, and then back to gold. A small horn popped out from the right side of his head, which wasn't visible to anyone else because of his hair. Shizu grinned. His teeth looked much sharper than previously; however, it was only on the right side of his mouth, and they were fangs, to be exact.
Shizu began to chuckle with the same evil demonic laughter as the voice he heard in that place of nothing mixed with his laugh. The two tones overlapped one another, but then it stopped. He remained frozen in place, silent.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!"
"NO! WE WILL KILL THEM"
His body vanished. The only thing that remained was an afterimage of him and dust.