Zero's guile figure clashed against my flames before the both of us jumped back.
"How long will you play defensively?" Zero barked.
"This guy is grieving our chances of success. What an idiot." I thought as I looked over to Naomi.
Naomi dodged Valery's attack leaving light trails behind her. Valery fumed as she struggled to hit Naomi.
"She makes it look so easy." I thought while sighing.
"Hey! Don't ignore me." Zero groused as Guile's hand closed in towards me.
"Tsk." Zero continued as I jumped into the air to avoid it.
Suddenly, the tunnels started to shake and collapse in the distance.
"Attention personnel. Two teams have now found the golden door. The remaining teams have five minutes left before failing the second part.
We had the liberty of changing up the world to a more realistic approach to make the remaining teams quickly finish. Find the golden door to exit or die. Thank you." The female announcer stated.
"Shit." I whispered as I landed on the ground.
"Naomi, we have to go!" I yelled as I ran towards her direction. Zero jumped in front of me and kicked me into the wall, knocking me out.
"Mordecai!" Naomi shouted while Zero blinked and started kicking me.
…
"Kami!" Valery said as blasts of aura shot out her wand towards Naomi. Naomi dodged the attacks and rushed towards Valery.
"Why you little!" Valery shouted while shooting more kami blasts at Naomi with increased speed. Naomi evaded and jumped on the last one to launch herself into the air.
"I don't have time for this!" Naomi hissed while summoning her war hammer. She dived towards Valery and raised the hammer up into the air.
"Prepare yourself!" Naomi warned. Valery quickly put her wand in her pocket and opened both hands into the air.
"Olisa." She yelled, creating a clear, white shield in front of her hands. Naomi slammed her hammer into the shield as a burst of light clashed against the shield.
"Haha, my shield is just better." Valery mocked. Naomi grit her teeth at Valery's remark and started to grin.
"Guess I'll have to bring the heat." Naomi sassed while raising her aura causing the shield to crack.
"Huh?" Valery blurted as the shield rapidly started to break before her eyes.
"Impossible! No, No, NO!" Valery gasped as her shield broke.
…
Naomi slammed the hammer on Valery's left leg, breaking it immediately with light hitting the rest of her body. Valery screamed and immediately fell to the ground as she lost balance.
She looked up towards Naomi who held her hammer behind her back with pride.
"Idiot, you underestimated me." Naomi owned, looking down on Valery.
Valery's vision started to blur as tears filled her eyes from the excruciating pain.
"How dare you talk to me like that?" Valery roared as she clenched her fists in anger. Zero looked over and saw his partner surrounded in blood.
"What?.." He said as he noticed Naomi standing above Valery completely vulnerable.
"There are two minutes left in the exam. Please find the exit now. Or die. Your choice." The female announcer stated. Zero rushed to Naomi and punched her away from Valery.
"You bitch. I will kill you quickly!" Zero covered his ears and stood in front of Valery like a guard.
"Dark Grasp!" He said while letting wavelengths out of his mouth into the tunnel. She fell to her knees as the screams stunned her body.
Zero started to laugh as he walked towards Naomi who was still covering her ears. He began to kick her brutally while mocking her.
"Your precious partner won't save you. You will learn your place." He revealed while stepping on her face.
"Mordecai.." Naomi whispered as she looked at my unconscious body.
Zero kicked her in the stomach and laughed even more at her as he stopped dark grasp.
"What a desperate cry coming from a weakling herself." He mocked as he continued to hit on her.
…
On the other hand, I woke up in a dark room in front of the same little boy again.
"Hey mister." He started. I looked up surprised at the little boy and rubbed my eyes.
"Hey kid." I responded.
"Can I play?" He asked. I looked at him puzzled and started scratching my head.
"Can you what?" I questioned. The kid started to pierce through his skin again and blood leaked out of his wounded body.
"Woah, woah!" I gasped, grabbing the kid's hands.
"Please let me play!" He begged while suddenly hugging me. Aura flowed from his body and began to surround me.
I woke up back into reality and slowly opened my eyes.
"Five seconds left. You guys are going to die." The female announcer stated in a muffled voice. The tunnel ceiling began to collapse around us and blocked the exit.
I looked for Naomi and found her coughing blood while being kicked by Zero.
…
"Naomi, no..." I whispered as I felt a sudden rush of adrenaline. My body forced itself up and charged towards Zero.
I felt my aura travel inside my body like a river and realized I was controlling my aura.
"Three seconds." The announcer continued as I stood up.
Intense purple flames unleashed from the palm of my hand as I ran towards Zero swiftly. Zero turned around surprised from my recovery and took out his Guile.
"Today must be my lucky day! Now I get to kill two people for free!" He bantered as he unleashed Guile. I burned through Guile and unleashed a heatwave that burned part of his hair.
"You gotta be kidding me." Zero recognized as he tried to guard but it was too late.
"One second left!" The announcer finished.
"Moyasu." I said as I grabbed his face and smashed it into the ground. Purple flames emerged from my palms and engulfed his face.
Zero screams echoed into the darkness as the second part of the exam ended.
…
The four thors stood shocked at the blank monitors in front of them.
"What the hell did I just witness?" Obi blurted as he pressed a blue button on the table. Zero's screams were heard from the other room catching their attention.
"What is happening?" Dove pondered.
"Did you stop the simulation?" Night asked Obi.
"Yes , I just pressed the button. Just get in there and find out what is happening!" He demanded.
Dove and Night ran into the other room across the hall quickly. Anxiety rushed through Night's body as he approached the room and opened the door.
Night froze as he observed Mordecai across the room on top of Zero burning his face with his simulation goggles still on.
"Get off me fool!" Zero yelled. Everyone else was still at their stations unaware of what was happening.
Dove moved me off Zero and placed me back into my chair. Her eyes widened, discovering Zero's left eye was completely burned off.
"Get him to the hospital. Error 2 has happened." She reported as she picked Zero up and handed him off to Night. Night tapped Zero's head knocking him out to stop his screams.
"I'll take care of it." He affirmed while leaving into the shadows. Dove looked at me astonished by what just happened.
"Who the hell is this kid?" She thought. She took her phone out of her pocket and dialed a number.
…
A ring from Obi's phone broke the silence in the other room and he picked it up.
"Yeah?" He answered while smoking his cigarette.
"Error 2. Zero has been injured through the simulation."
"How bad?" Obi asked while exhaling the smoke. Dove paused and took a deep breath.
"The kid lost his left eye. Night is taking him to the hospital now." Dove answered as she looked at Night.
"The exam must continue without him." Obi finished before hanging up the phone.
The phone disconnected leaving Dove in the room with the rest of the participants.
"I should probably wake up that little brat and explain the situation." Dove sighed as she walked towards the center of the room where the computer is located.
She typed in a few commands before releasing Valery from the situation. Valery awoke immediately and started to take off her goggles.
"The exam is already over? I wasn't done fighting that other girl!" Valery started as she got off the chair.
"Listen kid. Zero is a victim of error 2." Dove replied while walking towards her.
"It would help if you spoke English. Isn't it the normal language around these parts?" Valery questioned while shaking her head.
"Shut the hell up. Allow me to explain the three errors of a simulation. Error one is when an interference has occurred within a simulation that could affect the operators.
Error two is when an operator is injured outside the simulation.
Error three is when someone dies outside of the simulation." Dove illustrated.
…
"What the hell happened to Zero!?" Valery demanded as her yellow aura surrounded her. She clenched her fists in anger and walked towards Dove slowly.
"Relax, he's going to the hospital right-" Dove tried to finish but Valery dashed towards her with intent to kill.
Dove blinked in front of her and kneed her into the stomach with brute force. Valery knocked out falling to the floor immediately.
"She really doesn't know when to quit. I like this kid." Dove commented as she picked her up.
Dove opened her cell phone and called Obi again.
"Yes?" Obi answered.
"Valery won't be participating anymore. Some things came up…" Dove reported.
"That makes sense. We were waiting for her to connect but something was interfering. Guess that something was you." He laughed as he inhaled his cigarette.
"Just continue the test. I'll be there in a few." Dove finished as she hung up and left the room holding Valery's body.