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Aki, after building up the tension, inhaled deeply, his smirk evident beneath his determined expression. With booming confidence, he dropped the mic slightly and belted out the next verse, his voice powerful and commanding:
"Cheated, lifted, beat 'em and made them wanted!
Block it, stall it, and I'll hit where you miss it!"
The crowd's attention snapped to Aki, electrified by the sudden surge of energy. His voice roared through the venue, blending with the pounding bassline. His bold, cocky lyrics matched the growing intensity of the music.
"Strange or oddity, from another world—Is it sifting?"
As Aki's intensity grew, so did the audience's response. His confidence was infectious, and they couldn't help but be drawn in, vibing with every word.
Aki's voice cut through the air like lightning, each word heavy with arrogance. He strutted across the stage, his guitar slung low over his shoulder as though it were part of him. The crowd roared, swept into the sheer energy he projected.
People shouted from every corner of the venue:
"Damn, he's killing it!"
"More! Give us more!"
"Aki, you're a legend!"
A group of fans near the front danced wildly, hands raised, swaying with the beat. The band's bassline thumped through the speakers, stage lights flashing in sync with every hard-hitting note.
Catching the feverish energy from the crowd, Aki launched into the next verse:
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, answer me this—who's the best, who's the best? I am the best. Oh yeah!"
"Clearly, I can see the crown adoring my head."
He belted out the next line with even more force:
"To the next, to the top, now singing...
Bling bang bang, bling bang bang, bling bang bang, born!
Now singing...
Bling bang bang, bling bang bang, bling bang bang, born!"
The entire place erupted in cheers, with fans waving their arms, and some simply screaming their love for Aki.
"Aki! Aki! Aki!"
The chanting began in pockets but soon spread throughout the crowd, turning the atmosphere electric. People were jumping and shouting, caught up in the moving wave of Aki's performance.
Smirking again, Aki raised his arms, owning the stage like a king before his loyal subjects. The spotlight was his, and he soaked in every second. The more they screamed, the more alive he became.
Strumming his guitar with force, he emphasized the next set of lyrics, his voice booming:
"My existence itself is a crucial asset, bling bling!
I can buy a luxury car even though I don't have a license, green green!"
"I am a gem that shakes the country, bling bling!"
"Goddess of luck, music, and victory—all giving me three-way blessings right now!"
By now, the crowd was a chaotic, ecstatic blend of fans. Even those who had been skeptical were fully absorbed, their doubts obliterated by Aki's towering presence.
Someone in the back shouted, "He's unstoppable!"
Another voice, barely audible over the noise, said, "This guy's gonna be huge!"
Aki could feel the pulse of the crowd, the way they fed off every word. Grinning, he surged forward, his energy rising.
"Overwhelming power from this head and mouth!
There's no tattoo on this body, nor a scar on this face.
Even if I get old, I know I won't have any wrinkles!"
The final lines hit like a hammer:
"Bling bang blang, bling bang blang, born!"
Aki's voice hit the crescendo, slicing through the raucous noise of the crowd like a knife. The final note hung in the air for a brief moment before the venue erupted into wild cheers. Hands clapped, people whistled, and some jumped in place, unable to contain their excitement.
As the last guitar riff faded, Aki took a breath, sweat shining on his forehead. He stepped up to the mic, a confident smile playing on his lips, and asked the crowd:
"Who's the best?"
There was a brief beat of silence before the crowd exploded in unison:
"You are!"
Aki responded "Hell yeah, I know I am the best!"
"Give us more!"
Smiling wider, Aki shouted back, "Of course!"
He stood in the center of the stage, basking in the adoration pouring in from all sides. Ready to deliver his final song, he glanced toward the wings, hoping the girls were ready. He didn't want to be on stage much longer.
"Alright, everyone ready for 'Inferrrrno'? Bang!"
The drums kicked in with a crash, shaking the venue to its core.
Aki, ready to deliver his final song, gripped the microphone tightly. The crowd was still roaring from his last performance, but the moment he shouted "Inferno!", the energy in the room shifted once again. The band jumped in immediately, drums crashing, guitars roaring, and the beat thundering through the venue.
The spotlight hit Aki square in the face as he began the opening lines with intensity:
"We illuminate darkness and select
The days in which we are used to walking."
The crowd started cheering for the iconic tune. Fans from all corners of the venue began lip-singing along as Aki's voice soared through the chorus:
"Though my dream is to live in peace
I complain a lot due to lack of stimulation."
The words struck a chord with many. You could see pockets of people in the crowd nodding, swaying to the beat. Some in the front row mouthed the lyrics, their eyes fixed on Aki, completely immersed in his presence.
As Aki continued singing, his passion and energy grew. He danced across the stage, the mic in one hand, the other waving toward the audience to get them involved. Fans clapped in sync with the rhythm as Aki delivered the next set of lyrics with fire:
"What I remember is a gentle melody..."
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"People say there is no eternity.
I laughed and said 'It is nice too.'
When things shine, even the light will die out someday.
We continue to walk until the day that the fire of life goes out..."
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"Towards the light where the water surface waves,
What takes my hand will be a new memory."
"Towards the signpost where the night sky divides,
What blocks our way is a rigid theory."
The stage lights flared in red and orange, mimicking the heat of an inferno. Flames danced on the screen behind him, and the room seemed to vibrate with the raw energy Aki was pouring into his performance.
People in the back stopped making noise—this was the last performance they expected, a top-notch delivery that could rival even the top ten songs in Japan... and it was delivered by a young boy.
The tempo picked up as Aki's voice blended with the powerful guitar riffs. His expression turned fierce, and he stomped his foot with the beat, leading into the chorus again, his voice stronger than before:
"We illuminate darkness and choose our way
Unfazed by the past, walking forward without delay!"
Aki's passion ignited the crowd. Hands waved in the air, and the audience collectively waved with his rhythm. The pulsing energy was impossible to resist. Some people even climbed onto their friends' shoulders, lifting themselves up to get closer to the performance.
Aki took a quick breath, letting the guitar take center stage for a few moments before his voice cut through the noise again:
"Though my dream is to live in peace,
I complain a lot, it's a lack of stimulation."
He tilted his head back, the microphone raised high as he belted out the final part of the chorus:
"We'll keep going, even if everything burns!
The fire within us will never die down!"
As the final note echoed through the venue, the entire place exploded in applause. The audience was on fire—cheering, screaming, and calling out Aki's name. Sweat dripping down his face, Aki smiled, soaking in the overwhelming adoration from the crowd.
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