Seijuro and Lily stampede towards the fear, their weapons ready to swing at any given moment,
"Ryu's breath!" Seijuro leaps forward and into the air, attempting to slice the boogeyman in half, while Lily, from below, points her staff forward, thrusting,
What is she doing? She will never hit it from this range.
"'Spartan Assault." Lily states, her tone sounding as calm as before.
The fear slows down and Seijuros blade cuts through its midsection, however not slicing it completely, while the boogeyman is able to react and grasp Lily's staff. However, a shockwave from the front of her staff lands directly on the fears chest, on top of its heart, causing the creature to let out a scream of agony. In a fit of rage, it swings Lily to the right, sending her crashing into a brick wall,
"Lily!" Seijuro exclaims, looking in Lily's direction.
Seijuro then feels a large pain spread through his abdomen. He looks forward to see the boogeyman land a blow in his stomach, causing Seijuro to be launched into the air.
Meanwhile, the boogeyman turns its attention back to Lily, as Seijuro crashes to the floor,
I got to get up… I have to help Lily…
Seijuro groans in pain, his abdomen till aches from the strike as he gets to his feet. The boogeyman is clutching Lily's head in an attempt to corrupt her,
"Wrath of Tatsu!" Seijuro shouts as he lunges forward.
The fear let's out a growl as it grabs Seijuros blade with his other hand,
"Lily! Get up!" The boogeyman grasps Seijuros neck and lifts him up, slamming into the wall in the process.
Lily grunts and clutches her staff tighter. In one swift motion, Lily swings her staff in a downwards motion, slicing the arm off, causing the creature to let out a scream of fury. Seijuro falls to the floor, coughing violently, however he quickly composes himself, grasping his blade,
"Ryu's Breath!" He swings his blade to separate his other arm from its body, freeing Lily too.
Before he can charge in, Lily abruptly stops him by grabbing his arm, she quickly pulls him away, getting a few feet away from the boogeyman,
"What are you doing?!"
"Just shut up and stay with me!" Lily stops running and turns around,
"Feel my power, you scum!" Lily says in a cold tone, while changing her grip, holding the staff like a javelin,
"Might of Zeus." Lily states,
Her voice is much more calmer when she uses her techniques than myself… I wonder why that is…
Suddenly, she tosses her staff in the air, and it begins to spin violently, creating shards of dark purple shockwaves, which rain down on the fear. It tries to evade, however the vast amount of area the technique covers, makes dodging impossible. Lily grabs Seijuros arm again and jumps up onto the building, hiding behind the dip on the roof of the minka. Seijuro is about to speak when Lily interrupts him,
"You saw that move, correct?"
"What?" Seijuro blinks in confusion,
"Just answer the question, Yoshiki!"
"Yeah I saw it…"
"Good… now the move lasts around 5 seconds, that's long enough for an opening for your thrust technique. It will keep it distracted until then…" Seijuros eyes widen slightly, as he now acknowledges Lily's plan. He can't help but smile a bit at her intellect,
"Nice plan…"
"If we fail… I will be completely depleted of dark matter… and we're pretty much dead, Yoshiki." Seijuro nods in response to this,
"Good thing we won't fail then." Lily smiles a bit at this statement and nods.
After devising a plan, they peak over the rooftop and see the boogeyman roaring louder, stomping down the street trying to sniff them out,
"As soon as I unleash my technique, jump down behind it and send it to hell, got it?" Seijuro jokingly salutes,
"Yes ma'am." Lily rolls her eyes,
"I'm being serious Yoshiki."
"Don't worry, I got this." Seijuro reassures Lily in a more serious manner,
"Then ready yourself." With that being said, Lily jumps down from the rooftop, landing firmly on her feet. The creature then turns around and lets out a loud screech, as it begins stampeding towards her.
Lily quickly readjusts her grip and her stance to the same javelin position,
"Might Of Zeus." She tosses her staff into the air, as it spins violently and the same dark purple shards rain down, stopping the fear in its tracks,
That's it. That was the signal.
Seijuro quickly jumps down from the minka, landing perfectly on his feet. He turns to face the fear, who has its back to him, screeching as it is unable to avoid Lily's technique. Seijuro grips his sword tightly, and lunges forward,
"Wrath Of Tatsu!" He screams at the top of his lungs, aiming his sword directly at the heart.
The creature turns around, attempting to try to block Seijuro's attack, however the mere force of his blade causes his sword to pierce straight through its arm and into its heart,
I did it! It connected!
In response to this, the boogeyman let's out a loud screech, portraying its immense pain. Seijuro holds his sword in its chest, not wanting to remove it until the beast is dead. The creatures cries begin to quiet, as it slowly begins to dissipate into the atmosphere, slowly vanishing until it has completely disappeared,
It's done… finally…
Letting out a sigh of relief, Seijuro looks up to see Lily, lying down on the street unconscious. Her staff lies just in front of her,
Lily!
He runs over to her and crouches down next to her unconscious body, as he checks for a pulse,
She's alive… probably just exhausted. She did say she wouldn't be able to move after this…
Fatigue slowly begins to creep over Seijuros body, as the adrenaline begins to wear off. He sheathes his sword and picks up Lily, cradling her in his arms, as he places her next to the wall, sitting her upright. He takes a seat next to her and let's out another sigh. Seijuro slowly reaches for his pocket, pulling out the small button that Frank had given him and presses it,
I'm too tired… to make it back to Solar City… hopefully… someone will find us both here… and take us back…
He tries his very best to fight off the tiredness, however his eyelids droop down, and his head falls as he slowly drifts into slumber.
His eyelids slowly reopen, Seijuro looks around to see he's lying in a bed, covered in bandages. He sits up, however a sharp pain in his ribs causes him to lay back down again,
"Morning, Seijuro Yoshiki." He turns to his head to the direction of where his name is being called to see a young woman, dressed in a nursing outfit,
"Morning…" Seijuro replies, sounding a bit confused,
"My name is Ruma Yomogi. I was looking after while you were in a coma for three days." Upon hearing this revelation, Seijuro's eyes widen,
Three days?! But… how…
"Where am I?"
"You're in Fear Foundation Hospital. It's run by Captain Rose and Captain Shin."
"I see… I was really out for three days…"
"You and Lily took quite a beating out there. But don't worry… you're fine now."
"Thanks for looking after me, Ruma."
"No problem! It's my job." Ruma smiles warmly, while her face turns slightly pink his gratitude,
"Who brought us here?"
"Captain Lisa found you both and went with her lieutenant to find you. She then brought you here."
"Is Lily ok?"
"Yep! She's fine. She's just in the canteen grabbing something to eat. Should I… call her?"
"No no… it's fine. When will I be able to move?"
"Once Captain Rose says you're ok. You're free to leave."
"Ok. Thanks again, Ruma."
In response to this, she nods before turning around to leave,
Three days… I can't believe it. Mom must be so worried about me… I gotta go tell her I'm fine…
Seijuro tries to lift himself up again, however the pain prevents him from doing so. He continues to struggle, gritting his teeth, but each time the agony was too much to bear,
"I wouldn't do that, Yoshiki." Seijuro turns his head to see Captain Rose in the doorway,
"Captain Rose… I have to go inform my mom. I've been out for three days and she doesn't know where I've been. Please."
"Don't worry, Yoshiki. She's been informed that you're here. She had come to visit you a few times while you were out." Seijuro calms down upon hearing this and looks at Rose,
"Thank you for telling her. Where's my sword?"
"In the armoury. You and my sister did quite well against three boogeymen."
"Two of them were ok to deal with… one of them was…" Rose suddenly cuts him off,
"Could corrupt people?"
Seijuro slowly nods his head and Rose crosses her arms, placing her hand on her chin as if she's in deep thought,
"A boogeyman… corrupting people shouldn't be possible… yet it somehow is. I'm gonna be honest, Yoshiki and say that it's just as puzzling for me as it is for you. Anyways, Captain Lisa and Captain Frank want to see you once you're healed up. But until then, rest up Yoshiki."
"Thanks, Captain Rose." She gives him a quick nod, before leaving,
Many questions fill Seijuro's mind, as he now wonders what had made that boogeyman so strong,
I guess they've never seen anything like this before either. I don't think I'll be getting an explanation from anyone about how that boogeyman was able to corrupt others or why it was so damn strong. I should probably rest up. Right now, thinking isn't helping me in anyway…
Seijuro let's out a sigh, before closing his eyes, slowly drifting off back to sleep.