"We should continue forward and--"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"WHA-WHAT?!!!"
Xavier shouts turning to Lucius
"A-ARGHH!!!!!"
"Hehe."
A brash voice laughs as Lucius exclaims falling slow to the ground…
"T-TCH!"
"Lu-LUCIUS!!!!"
Xavier shouts after Lucius rushing to his aid…
"…"
"LUCIUS!"
"LUCIUS!!!"
He shouts grabbing him before he falls into the sand.
"Ehehe…"
"AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
The voice laughs manically at the scene
"Tch!"
Xavier exclaims turning to face the person in a fit of rage!
"…"
"You Again."
He says furiously!
-Meanwhile-
[Front of The Pack]
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"HAAAA…."
"HAAAAAAA…."
Mu pants heavily jumping back to catch some air.
"…"
"Hm…"
Jimmy exclaims blankly watching her struggle
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"HAAAA…."
"HAAAAAAA…."
Mu continues to pant as none of her blows make any contact!
"…"
"Hm."
Jimmy exclaims once more as he watches her fall to one knee to recapture her breath.
"HAAAAA…."
"HAAAAaaaaa….."
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Hey this is fun and all but don't you think it's about time we wrap this up?"
Jimmy says blankly
"H-HUH?!"
Mu exclaims shook looking back to Jimmy when…
("bzzt.")
Just then sand begins to swirl something fierce once more around him
"HAAAA…."
"HAAAAAAAAA…."
Mu pants watching him out of breath
"What's going on?"
She thinks exhausted
"Does he really still have this much power after all this fighting?"
She thinks in a worry
"He's been blasting through the terrain and had to go through the quick sand like everyone else."
She thinks…
"So how…"
"HOW DO YOU STILL HAVE THIS MUCH POWER?!?!!"
Mu thinks frustrated
"…"
"…Monster…"
She mumbles
"…"
("bbbbBZZZZZZZZZZZ….")
The buzzing sound and vibrations are heavy as the ground begins to quake all over!!!
"…"
"TCH."
Mu exclaims hopeless when she notices his projection is still rising.
"…"
"Wait."
She mumbles from under her breath
"Huh?"
Jimmy exclaims having not heard her clearly
"I said WAAAIIIIT!!!"
Mu shouts frustrated
"EEEEH…"
Jimmy exclaims uncomfortably taken a little aback
"Ah…HAha…"
"My bad…"
He says shyly
"Am listening?"
He says awkwardly, not stopping his transformation however, as his souls now replicates lightning around him, buzzing in and out around him!!
"Haaaa…"
"Haaaaaa…."
Mu pants while watching him anxiously
"Monster."
She thinks again before standing upright once more.
"Well?"
Jimmy calls blankly
"…"
(swallows)
"Uhmmm… well don't you care about your people?"
Mu asks anxiously, a cold sweat down the side of her face
"My people?"
Jimmy echoes her confused
"Y-Yeah…"
"Your people."
Mu continues
"Yknow…"
She says,
"Everyone participating in the trials."
She says softly.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Aaaaand…. What about them?"
Jimmy asks blankly as he looks around the area
"Huh?!"
Mu exclaims taken aback
"…"
"Well?"
Jimmy asks again
"What about them?"
He asks blankly
"Ah!- W-Well don't tell me you haven't realized it yet?!!!"
Mu says in a panic
"Realized what?"
Jimmy asks
"Well using that power around here will bury a lot of people!!!"
Mu says snappily
"You would bury potentially strong allies and innocent people?!?!"
She asks shouting
"…"
-silence-
"…"
Jimmy stays silent
"Huh?!"
"A-ANSWER ME!!!"
Mu shouts anxiously
"…"
(sighs)
Jimmy stays watching her blankly
"If anyone is dumb enough to get buried by this sand in only the first terrain then they're not strong enough to be in my squad."
He says
"W-What?!?!"
Mu shouts confused
"And if anyone consciously entered these trials then they knew exactly what they were getting themselves into."
"What's on offer in these trials isn't for those who plan to keep their hands clean."
Jimmy says softly
"H-How… HOW CRUEL!!--"
"Save it."
Mu shouts just as Jimmy cuts in.
"Eh."
Mu exclaims shook
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(sighs)
"I see what you're doing…"
"And I respect it."
Jimmy says to a shook Mu
"You've found someone you're certain you can't beat so you've decided to play on their sympathies."
"Rather than lose out embarrassingly right here on the first terrain that is."
He says softly
"What are you--"
"Really I applaud you."
He says cutting her off
"I would've done the same had I been in your shoes."
Jimmy says arms folded
"…"
"That being said…"
He says unfolding his arms
"Huh?"
Mu exclaims shook, flinching as a cold chill passes down her spine
"Can't say am overly impressed with your abilities right now."
Jimmy says blankly
"WHAT DO YOU--"
Mu is about to speak when just then Jimmy raises a finger and points behind her
"Huh?"
Mu exclaims turning her head back to see the crowd of people.
The crowd.
That now sit quite some distance away!!!
"…"
"…huh?"
Mu exclaims in awe at the sudden reveal.
"This…This guy…"
She thinks hopelessly looking to the ground
"did…"
"did he lead me all the way out here during that exchange?"
She thinks broken, before looking back to Jimmy whose gaze is unflinching.
"…"
"This is the only part of willow sand that eats into the second terrain."
Jimmy says seriously
"It curves inwards."
He says,
"…"
"how did he…"
Mu thinks…
"Aside from that it's also the deepest part of the willow sands."
Jimmy continues
"…"
"eh…"
Mu exclaims…
"That means whatever sand I blow away here will just end up back in this exact same pocket."
He says
"…"
"I messed up."
Mu thinks
"…"
"You were right to play on my sympathies."
Jimmy says softly
"hm?"
"I have no intention of burying any potentially strong allies or innocent people."
He adds
"Not even the weak ones."
He says,
"eh."
Mu exclaims
"I'd like to avoid any meaningless bloodshed if possible."
He says scratching his head
"Still…"
He pauses
"Your inability to figure out that the very footing you comfortably stepped upon had changed."
"Tells me that perhaps one or two people deserve to have their participation ended here."
Jimmy says coldly
"..."
Mu stays still shook.
"So, like I said…"
("bzzt.")
"Why don't we wrap this up already."
Jimmy says as the sand begins to swirl fiercely once more!!!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"He got me."
Mu thinks sombrely
"Not only did he lead me here…"
"He also did it so effortlessly that he made me look like a complete amateur."
She thinks as she watches Jimmy approach
"…"
"It can't end like this."
Mu thinks
"Why me?"
She thinks
"There are so many other people who are so much weaker than me here."
She thinks
"Why?"
She thinks
"WHY?!?!"
She thinks as her rage begins to boil over
"I can't be stopped here."
She thinks
"I won't!"
She thinks clenching her fists
"Not until I beat him."
She thinks
"NOT UNTIL I BEAT YASSER!!!!"
She thinks enraged
And just as the thought crosses her mind, sand begins to swirl around Mu too!!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"I won't let you stop my dream."
("BZZZZT!")
Mu thinks…
"I won't let it end here."
("BZZZZT!")
She mumbles.
"You hear me?!?!"
("BZZZZT!")
She says!
"DON''T UNDERESTIMATE ME!!!!!!!!!"
("BZZZZT!")
Mu shouts breaking into a charged sprint at Jimmy!!!!
"…"
"Hm."
Jimmy smirks proudly watching her as he stands in battle stance
"UWWWWWAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"
Mu shouts throwing her fist full of rage when just then…
"…"
(….PA!)
(PA!...)
"…"
In the blink of an eye, both her punches are parried to her sides disarming her completely…
"…eh…."
Mu exclaims.
"I like your resolve."
Jimmy says smirking at her
"how did you--"
"But I think we can end here for today."
He says cutting her off with a bright smile
"…"
"yasser--"
!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The explosion is thunderous as all the sand in the inner circle is raised from the ground in a
massive eruption!!!!
("…..SSSSHhhhhhhh...")
The sand falls rapidly to the ground….
-Later-
("TAT!")
("TAT!")
("TAT!")
Jimmy walks silently on grassy plains
("TAT!")
("TAT!")
"…"
"So?"
A feminine voice cuts in prompting him to stop
"How does it feel to be bested?"
The voice says
(Deep breath!)
"Pheeewwww…"
Jimmy breaths deep before sighing
"…"
"Oh I don't care about that."
He says brightly grinning ear to ear and scratching his head.
"Oh?"
The voice exclaims unenthusiastically
"Yup."
Jimmy replies grinning genuinely
"And how does it feel to be first in the first terrain…"
Jimmy asks
"Ms. Cloud."
He says smirking
"…"
"Meh."
Sierra exclaims unenthusiastically in response
"It's fine I guess…"
She says moving from the tree she leans on and joining Jimmy as they walk forward
"…"
"So?"
Sierra asks
"So?"
Jimmy echoes
"Oh you mean why I led the pack?"
He asks as Sierra stays silent
"Well…."
Jimmy says thinking
"If I had to pick a reason it's probably because I didn't want to be the captain of a couple of weaklings."
He says blankly
"…"
Sierra stays silent just looking his way then back forward
"Wasn't the pace draining for you?"
She asks
"Nope!"
Jimmy responds
"We Blanche are built of tough stuff yknow."
He says excitedly
"…"
"Cool…"
Sierra responds softly
"…"
"Anyway, if I didn't set the pace then we'd have had way too many people get through that weren't ready."
Jimmy says calmly
"The Blades only need the strongest of the strong."
"The best of the best!"
He says haughtily
"…"
"Hm."
Sierra exclaims nodding in response
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"So?"
Sierra says
"Is that why you brought her along?"
She asks pointing to Jimmy's right arm where he drags an unconscious Mu!!
"Hm?"
Jimmy exclaims looking to his side
"Well, ofcourse!"
He responds brightly
"She's wayyyyy too strong to end here."
He says excitedly
"Only the strongest of the strong remember!"
Jimmy says smirking brightly
"…"
"Right."
Sierra responds blankly
"…"
"Only the strongest of the strong…"
Jimmy thinks, recalling the fight between Xavier and A.K from last night
"The strongest of the strong…"
He thinks…
[Jimmy Blanche Of House Blanche Has Moved Onto The Second Terrain]
"…"
"…"
-To Be Continued-