[PREVIOUSLY]
Time seemed to go to a crawl, as the ball flew through the air. Everyone's eyes fixed on the ball. The ball flew, curving a beautiful arc in the air, sailing right into the far top right corner, hitting the post. An unstoppable shot.
The ref blew the whistle, the game coming to an end. The score 4-3, SEIRAN High, your winner.
Neron but the ground, rolling on the floor. But the boy soon found himself in his feet, sprinting forward past his teammates trying to grab him, a celebration from his idol coming into mind as he slid on the floor, hands outstretched to the sky and a wide grin on his face, his teammates shout and jubilation in the background.
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On the floor, Leonardo felt numb. He felt like puking at the moment. He looked down to find his hands were currently shaking. 'I....lost.' His gaze felt unfocused as he stared at the ground.
A shadow loomed over him. Looking up, he was met with the outstretched hand of Neron, the sun shining just behind him making him look like a divine being had descended down to earth.
Leonardo looked blankly at the hand, then back at Neron, who gestured to Leonardo to take his hand. A question popped in his head, "Why?" He couldn't help ask.
Neron merely smiled, "Whaddya mean why, even though we just played each other, it doesn't mean I should hate you. At the end of the day, football is about having fun, win or lose." He answered, gesturing once more to take his hand.
Leonardo looked at Neron, his words played in his head. 'Fun huh?' He then felt himself chuckle at the simple ideology, before grabbing the hand. Neron smiled as he pulled him up.
"Don't think this is over though, when we meet again, I'll win, that's a promise." He said, a smirk on his face.
"We'll see about that. " Neron reciprocated the grin.
Baro walked over towards Neron and Leonardo. Leonardo chuckled, as he walked past Baro, patting him on the shoulder. "See you next time you dog." He said.
"What did you call me!!!" Baro barked, earning an amused chuckle from Neron.
Daiki walked over towards Takeshi. The captain loomed over him, his face serious as usual before it morphed into a small smile. "You surprised me today, but next time it won't be as easy, I'll make sure of that." His hand held out for a shake, to which Takeshi shook. Daiki turned his head towards Daichi, "See you next time kid." He ended, before walking off towards his team.
Daichi grew annoyed, "I'm not a kid!!!"
Sophia walked towards them, Ryoji with her. "They actually did it, do you believe we could actually do it this year." She asked.
Ryoji stopped, before looking at the new first teamers, from Hayato to Shinji, Daichi, Baro and then finally Neron. "Who knows, but I've got a feeling this year will be quite different." He answered.
Sophia looked at him, before a small chuckle left her lips. "You're right." She said, before turning towards the team. "Well this win calls for a celebration no?" She asked, and the response was a resounding applause of yes from the team.
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In a restaurant, the stupified and flabbergasted looks from the customers and Seiran high was seen. The source of this you ask, well, look no further than a certain purple eyed boy.
An enormous amount of food laid Infront of his table. His hands moved like whips as they clapsed food and put it in his mouth.
Baro seated beside him was just dumbfounded on how he could eat this much and that quickly. The same thought passing through everyone.
Sophia gripped her chopsticks till they broke, a vein popped on her head. 'Do you want to eat the whole restaurant, this food isn't cheap you know.' She thought.
"Buuuuurppp." Neron burped in satisfaction, his appetite satisfied. "Thanks for the food coach, haven't had to eat this much in my life. " He smiled, his energy shining causing the rest of his team to cover their eyes.
Sophia nodded, before her eyes turned serious. The rest of the team noticed her demeanour, straightened up, serious looks on their faces as well.
"Today's game was very good from you all, I'm very proud, but we should not be complacent. Any other day, and we would have lost that game more times than we win. But I'm not here to dapen then mood." She said.
Sophia clapsed her hands in front of her. "The SHINSEI Cup will soon start, and we'll have to be prepared for it. So you need to know what we're going to be dealing with."
She pulled out her tablet from her bag. "Osaka isn't the only team we'll have to deal with..." She turned a slide, showing a team in white counterattacking with pace and at the heart of that was a young boy with long waving dark blonde hair, and hazel eyes. "...Nagoya Seishin, Known for their blistering counterattacks and at the heart of that is him, Oliver Carter, the conductor. His vision is excellent, able to disguise his passes with a no look and find passes where no one could think of..." A clip shows Oliver looking towards one way, before passing it the other direction, threading the ball perfectly between three players to the winger for a goal.
Sophia played the next clip, "The next is Yokohama United, a team know for their wing play, most of their goals and dangerous opportunities coming from them..." A team in red blitzing their opponent through their wingers, and a figure stood out, a figure with short spiky white hair and yellow eyes. "...Hikaru Fujiwara, considered the fastest player in the cup and for good reason, pace for days and his shooting is no joke as well." The clip showed Hikaru, on the left side of the pitch, kicked the ball forward, before bursting forward with rapid speed, reaching the edge of the box in just 3 seconds, the keeper ran forward to kick the ball away, but Hikaru just sped up and passed the ball around him; running around the keeper before taking a low driven shot into the empty post.
Sophia played the next clip, "Kyoto International, known for having the best defensive record in the cup, with last year having only conceded 7 goals..." The statement earnings shocked looks from the team, and rightfully so, that number felt unreal. Sophia then continued, "...And the heart of it is are the Twin Towers, Nikolai Volkov and Alexei Volkov, a defensive unit. Alexei, is known for his aggressive play and side tackle while Nikolai is known for his IQ and timely interceptions." The clip then showed two players standing at an imposing 6 foot 4 player, Bullying attackers, side tackling the ball and organizing their defense. As well as scoring headers as well.
Then Sophia showed the next clip, "And last but most definitely not the least, the reigning champions, having won the cup three years in a row. A team that specializes in an all out gung ho style of football, dominate and pin teams back. In simple terms, a rock and roll type of football." She explained, the clip showed a team in Red with black stripes, passing and cutting through teams, their speed quick and deadly. They did both long and short passes, as they made it to goal in the least amount of time as possible. "And the star man of this team, the highest goal scorer from last season's cup, Amir El-Masri. A winger with tremendous speed, though not as fast Hikaru, doesn't make him slow either. But that's not his most dangerous ability.... "A clip showed a boy, dark curly hair and eyes, cutting in on his left foot and bending it not the far corner. "...his most dangerous ability is his left foot, never let him cut on his left foot because that shot will always enter. And he's not only a great Shooter, he's also a great playmaker as well. Having just lost out in assists to Oliver by 1. He's an incredible playmaker and goal machine." She explained.
The mood of the team seemed tense, but that was broken by Neron. His excited grin on his face. "We'll just have to beat all of them, and we'll be champions. So that's what we'll do." He said.
"That's right, we'll just plow through all of em." Baro grinned
"Yeah, I'll show them my flamboyant passes." Shinji commented, passing a hand through his hair.
"Yeah, and I'll be the fastest and beat Hikaru." Hayato said, an excited grin on his face.
"And I'll be the best defender with my super jumps and defence." Daichi said, his cute face serious.
The rest of the team smiled at their proclamations, they motivated as well to win this cup.
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After the celebration, the players went back to their respective houses. Neron went back to the orphange and straight to his room, tired and exhausted from today's game, but a light of excitement never left his eyes.
Alina looked up from her book, staring at her brother. "You've been having that crazed look in your eye, stop it." She said.
"Sorry I'm just so excited. The players from the other teams sound interesting and I just can't wait to play them." He said, a grin on his face.
Alina shook her head as she went back to reading her book. Was she reading it, of course not, she had already finished this book at least three times over. What she was doing was planning how she could go to the games, she was not going to miss one, but she had to be discreet about it.
Neron, unaware of his sister's plans, continued to fantasize. His body shaking I'm excitement, a wide grin made way to his face, his eyes shining purple. 'Things were getting fun.'
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Okay guys, that concludes Volume 1 guys. What were your thoughts on it, love it🥰, hate it😠, or meh 😑. Of course give me your thoughts.
Also, can you guess which real life team each teams are based on, of course the players as well. Guess it and a bonus chapter will be given.
Well, I hope you're all excited as Neron is. The cup is on the horizon. Who will fall, who will rise, who will be the one to ultimately lift the prize. Well what are you waiting for, read to find out more.
Also Throw me some power stones while you're at it.
Stay blessed people 🙏