And we're back with MORE!
I'd like to give a huge thanks to Omnifiction for helping me edit this chapter! Thanks again mate!
Also, a scene in this chapter is based off of the story White Knight by fujin of shadows, be sure to give him some love guys, he writes some great stories!
Now, let's get on with this crazy party!
Edit: I've revised the chapter with some more help from Omnifiction. More dialogue has been added with somethings added to a few of the descriptions.
Mission Three: Partners in Crime
The tension in the room was so thick that you could practically cut it with a knife.
Ichika sat across from Chifuyu in the chair near the computer staring at his sister with a single unamused eye. Chifuyu on the other hand sat on the bed looking quite nervous and still rather red in the face due to the...captivating sight in the bathroom.
Ichika was only wearing a black pair of sweatpants, showing off the nearly fatal scar across his torso that started from the left side of his face to his right hip. His right arm was still wrapped with white bandages and in a sling.
The silence was starting to annoy Ichika greatly. "For the love of God, say something dammit!"
Chifuyu cringed then sighed. "What in the world happened while I was gone?"
Ichika's eye twitched in anger when she said 'while I was gone.'
"About a week after you left, I was attacked, don't know who it was, or why." Ichika said. "All I know is that they're dead now. I would have died if weren't for Dante."
"Dante?"
"The man who saved my life," Ichika said with a slight bit of admiration in his voice. "I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for him."
"...Is that how?"
"Yes, that's how I lost an eye, an arm, and got these scars." Ichika said tersely. "If Tabane and Dante's nephew, Nero, hadn't shown up as fast as they did, I would have bled out and died. Afterwards, Dante spent the next three years training me into the ground." Ichika's expression became impassive. "His training was...dodgy at best."
"Dodgy?" Chifuyu asked.
Flashback
Ichika was getting some milk out of the fridge. He was currently staying at Dante's shop in America. At the moment, he was pretty tired due to the past few weeks of literally 'getting his ass whooped.' However, his quiet morning was rudely interrupted by a certain pizza loving badass.
"DODGE!" he heard someone shout near him.
"Huh?" Ichika sounded, not know what was going on.
Suddenly, pain shot up through the left side of his head as he was sent tumbling down the kitchen floor, groaning in pain. It felt like someone threw a brick at him.
"OOWW! What the hell?!" Ichika yelled.
"Dammit Ichika!" Dante yelled at Ichika. "I said dodge!"
"Go to hell." Ichika mumbled as he grabbed the side of his head in pain. The red-coated half devil however heard him clearly.
"Been there, done that." Dante deadpanned as he turned around. "Get yourself fixed up, training starts in fifteen minutes."
"I swear, I'll kick his ass one of these days." Ichika grumbled.
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"You don't want to know." Ichika deadpanned. "Now it's my turn to ask you some questions. Why the fuck did you abandon me for five years?"
"I didn't aban-!"
"Oh no, don't you pull that shit with me!" Ichika growled out. "Five years, five fucking years. You left without a damn word, no 'goodbye', no phone call, no text. You just up and left! Was I so damn weak that you couldn't even bother to say goodbye!?"
"T-That's not-"
"And here comes the best part." Ichika said with a condescending smirk. "When I was laying there in the hospital bed after I was attacked, an eye and arm gone, knowing I'd never get them back; I asked Tabane where you were. You want to know what I learned from her?"
She was about to answer him, but he cut her off before she could get out a word.
"You were in Germany playing soldier!"
Chifuyu stared wide eyed at the enraged Ichika and winced.
"And then five years go by, five fucking years!" Ichika shouted in pure rage. "Like I said before, not a damn word from you. No phone call, no letter, no nothing. Hell, I would have accepted a text from you saying 'k' or something. It would have at least meant that you acknowledge that I actually exist!"
"I-Ichika, I..." Chifuyu was close to tears.
"Did I ever mean anything to you!?" Ichika demanded with tears in his eyes. Fives years worth of bottled up of depression and anger finally spilling over.
A few seconds of silence went by.
"Ichika, I'm so, so sorry." Chifuyu finally said, her head hung down.
Ichika gritted his teeth in anger as his shoulders shook in pure rage. His vision turned red.
Chifuyu looked up at her little brother and was inwardly shocked at seeing at what she thought she saw. A faint red aura surrounding Ichika, but that couldn't be right. It must've been her eyes playing tricks on her.
Suddenly, Ichika stopped and dissipated the aura around him, realizing he was releasing some of his demonic power that erupted from his anger and released a sigh. Now, he looked so very tired. He silently walked over to his luggage and took out a redshirt.
"I'm going for a walk," he announced while putting on the shirt. "I'll be back in a few hours."
As he was about to close the door, he looked back at her one more time. His blood red eye meeting her wine colored eyes.
"You know the worst part?" Ichika asked while turning his head forward. "No matter how hard I try, I can never bring myself to truly hate you."
And with that, Ichika closed the door, and Chifuyu broke down sobbing. The weight of what she had done finally collapsed onto her.
Ichika stopped as he heard Chifuyu's sobbing. The urge to run back in the room, hug her and apologize over and over again surfaced, but he squashed it just as fast as it appeared. Despite feeling a little regret, he still felt like his sister needed to know how he truly felt, the feeling of being abandoned by his own family. Just like their parents did to them, and she had the gall to pull the same shit as them.
The past was the past, no matter how hard anyone tried, you couldn't change it. And she would never be able to change what she had done.
Ichika just walked away, a single tear falling from his eye.
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Ichika leaned on the railing on the roof of the academy. He stared out into the view of the ocean before him, reminiscing about his past life with Dante, Nero, Lady, Bayonetta, Trish, and many of his friends he was proud to call 'family.'
"That's dangerous, you know?" said a familiar feminine voice beside him.
Ichika turned his head to the right to see a young girl with short light blue hair, alabaster skin, dark red eyes and a voluptuous figure, with slender thighs and large breasts that were really hard to ignore. She was wearing the IS Academy uniform that consisted of a white and red blouse, but was shorter than normal. A yellow tie and a pale green overcoat complemented the look. In addition, she had red leggings that fit her slender legs nicely and black shoes.
He gave the girl a warm smile. "Tatenashi-chan, aren't you a sight for sore eyes."
Tatenashi smiled back. "Pretty down in the dumps, aren't ya?" she giggled as she opened a blue fan in front of her face with the kanji "curious" on it.
"Mhm, so, how've you been?" Ichika asked.
She narrowed her eyes. "Avoiding the subject, eh?" she sighed. "I've been fine these last few months. How's our friendly neighborhood demon hunter doing?"
"Honestly, I've been better." Ichika admitted. "Sure, business is still booming for the Devil May Cry branches across the world, especially after that shit that happened in Vie de Marli two years back."
Tatenashi looked off to the side and frowned. "Demons, even with an IS, my mother was nearly killed by them." she looked at Ichika and smiled. "I never did thank you for saving mother, Kanzashi, and I, didn't I?"
Ichika waved his left arm dismissively. "Don't beat yourself up over it. I was just at the right place at the right time."
Tatenashi frowned at Ichika. "You did a good thing that day, stop beating yourself up all the time."
Ichika sighed with a despondent frown. "I just wish I was fast enough to stop your mother before..."
Tatenashi winced. "It's fine, she's still alive and kicking. It would take more than that to put her down for good. Besides, at least we now know that beings of otherworldly nature like angels and demons can bypass the IS Absolute Defence system...and it's shields."
"And that's why the Devil May Cry is still up and running." Ichika stated. "The IS itself is a very powerful weapon, but put it against a Devil Arm or anything mystical in nature, and all the advantages it has goes out the window."
Tatenashi pouted. "Magic is so not fair. You're the one that always abuses it!"
Ichika gained a cheeky grin. "Oh maliciously!"
Tatenashi deadpanned. "Well, not everyone can be part demon." She then gently placed her left hand on Ichika's bandaged right arm.
Ichika shrugged. "Not naturally though. Besides, damn thing drives me crazy sometimes."
The blue haired student made a slight nod of understanding before deciding to change the subject. "So, I heard that you're fighting for class representative."
"Long story short, it involves one of my clients." Ichika explained.
"Your job is to beat Cecilia?"
"Knock her down a few pegs, yeah."
Tatenashi then walked around Ichika and hugged his left arm. He blushed slightly. Sure, he wasn't a stranger when it came to women, Tabane made sure of that, but he could still get flustered from time to time.
"Aw, little red in the face?" Tatenashi teased with a mischievous smile while rubbing her large breasts with his arm in-between them seductively.
Ichika's response however was to kiss her on the nose. Tatenashi's whole face turned completely red.
Ichika gained a teasing smirk. "What's wrong? Little red in the face?"
She pouted cutely. "Hmmm, you're no fair!"
He snickered. "I'm never fair. So, how's Kanzashi?"
Tatenashi's face lit up. "She's doing great! We just finished watching 'One Punch Man,' and we're starting 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure!'"
"Awesome, I love 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure!'"
"Was this before or after you dropped a steamroller on that one demon?" Tatenashi asked with a sly smile.
Ichika was silent for a few seconds. "I plead the fifth."
"We're in Japan."
"Dammit!"
"You want to watch with us?" Tatenashi offered.
"Sure, I've got an hour to kill before I have to go buy groceries."
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It was close to 10:00 p.m. before Ichika finally came back to his and Chifuyu's dorm.
He carried five full bags of groceries wrapped around his left arm. He spotted his sister sleeping on the bed, tear stains on her face.
He was relieved for sight, but guilty for what he uttered to her as well.
He set the bags down on the table and walked to the bedroom kitchen, getting the small stove ready. He doubted Chifuyu had actually eaten anything while he was away.
Despite how he acted for most of the day, Ichika's moral compass dictated that there was a fine line between being an asshole, and being a cold hearted bastard. Abandonment or not, he wasn't going to let his sister starve just because he was feeling particularly pissy today.
And so, the demon hunter went to work, making tonkatsu, with fried rice and boiled vegetables.
Cooking was a skill that Ichika needed if he was going survive Dante's training. The man couldn't cook for shit. He just ordered pizza and strawberry sundaes, which Ichika really enjoyed, but he knew he couldn't survive on them forever. Trish and Lady...those two nearly burnt the Devil May Cry down! May the poor pot and pans used in their reign of terror rest in peace. Just the mere thought of Trish and Lady cooking for him made Ichika's body shiver in fear. He was also pretty sure poor Nero was quaking in terror of that particular moment as well.
Soon enough, everything was done, and the kitchen was cleaned and tidied up.
Ichika smiled proudly at his handiwork. After all, a true man only needs one hand to get the job done...well at least, in the young demon hunter's case. Take that in whatever context you will.
Because of this, Ichika could now create a masterpiece of a meal without having any of the ladies of Devil May Cry actually cook something...devilish.
'Devils never cry?' Their cooking would really put that saying to the test.
Chifuyu slowly began waking up due to a delicious smell entering her nostrils, all the while wondering what was causing the aroma.
"Mmmmm." Chifuyu groaned, the sleep not completely leaving her system. "Ichika?"
"What is it?" Ichika asked. "I'm almost done with dinner."
"Dinner? What? You didn't get something to eat at the cafeteria?"
"No, I prefer to make my own meals." Ichika responded as he put the finishing touches on the meal. "You hungry?"
"No, I'm f-" she was cut off by her own growling stomach.
Ichika gave her a dry look. "I'm sure you're fine." he said sarcastically. "Relax, I'll make you a plate." he offered while shaking his head in slight amusement.
Ichika handed a full plate to his sister as he made a plate for himself. Chifuyu then took a fork and slowly put some of the food in her mouth.
"This is really good." she said softly.
Ichika sighed. "Years of practice. It pays off when you can't buy anything good, or when everyone else is too damn lazy."
The atmosphere became extremely awkward between the two as they ate.
Chifuyu needed something to break the ice. She then noticed something attached to her brother's neck and decided to query him about it.
"Is that your IS Unit in it's dormant state?" she asked pointing to the amulet around his neck.
The amulet was ornate and silver in color with a red gem in the middle. Surrounding the gem was a picture of two black crow wings on it. The chain was also silver in color.
"Yeah, Tabane and I both worked on it." Ichika said while leaving out his other friends Bayonetta, Jeanne, and Patty, who also...helped with making his IS. "Still has core 001, but it sure as hell ain't a White Knight."
"You know!?" Chifuyu yelled, her eyes wide.
Ichika rolled his eyes. "Long story short, Tabane can't hold her liquor."
Chifuyu held her head in her hands. "Dammit Tabane!"
As Ichika finished his meal, he put his and his sister's plates in the sink, cleaned them, and took a pillow from the bed. He made his way to the couch.
"What are you doing?" Chifuyu asked.
"Going to sleep." Ichika said. "Don't bother waking me up, I already set the alarm on my phone."
"I-" Chifuyu stopped herself. "Okay then."
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The next day was much more quiet than the first.
There were no shouting matches or snarky comebacks. Ichika just stared out the window with a bored expression. Cecilia just glared daggers into Ichika for the entire class period. Houki couldn't look him in the eye for more than two seconds, however she did have a look of guilt written on her face. But Ichika did have to praise his sister's acting skills. That woman knew how to hide her emotions well.
Soon enough, lunch period came.
Surprisingly, Houki walked up to Ichika just as he was about to leave the classroom.
"I-Ichika, can we please talk in private?" Houki asked hesitantly.
"Oh, so now she has manners?" Ichika thought blandly. "Well, at least she's putting in the effort." Ichika gave her a nod. "Lead the way."
The two walked to the roof of the school. Ichika sat on a nearby bench while Houki stood up looking out towards the ocean.
"Oh god, did I really look that broody yesterday when I did the same thing?" Ichika asked himself, mentally cringing. "Wait, no, I did it at sunset. That makes it ten times more emo! Fuck!"
"So, what do you wanna talk about?" he asked her.
Houki turned to face Ichika and looked at him worriedly. "Just what happened to you in the last six years?"
"I nearly died." Ichika said curtly. "Your sister and my first mentor saved my life."
"Tabane!?" Houki asked, shocked.
"Yeah, without her, I'd be dead right now."
She gulped in response. "I-I see." she was almost at a loss for something to say, anything would do really. Especially since it seemed like he didn't want to talk about how he got injured. Then it hit her.
"Do you need help learning how to pilot an IS?" she asked with hope in her eyes.
She was unknowingly giving Ichika puppydog eyes as well.
"Dammit! If she ever figured out I could never say 'no' to that face, then she'd have me wrapped around her finger!" Ichika internally panicked. "I'll just be grateful that Tabane hasn't figured that out yet."
"Alright." Ichika answered, not betraying any of his internal struggle.
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"The hell does kendo have to do with piloting an IS unit!?" The demon hunter internally shouted as he easily parried another one of Houki's strikes.
Ichika kept blocking and weaving, not even bothering to strike back. As he kept this up, Houki's frustration grew as she struck harder and harder. Soon enough, she began to start swinging wildly in anger, trying whatever she could to land a hit on him.
At this point, he had enough and finally struck her kendo stick with an arch-like swing that had enough force to send it flying into the air. 'WHACK!' The wooden sword hit the ground beside the kendo club president. Houki just stared at her empty hands in shock.
"Wha...?" she sounded out.
"You were doing rather well at first," Ichika stated with an approving smile while twirling his sword before positioning it as a stand for his arm. "However, here's one thing I noticed. The more you kept trying to attack me, the more frustrated and angry you became. And that's a big no-no. Here's a piece of advice: Never lose your cool. It takes more than passion to survive in battle, ya know? Always keep a level head, especially on the battlefield, otherwise, you'll end up doing something stupid."
Houki was silent for a moment and in awe at the words of wisdom he provided. Truly, it was if the role of master and student had been switched, whereas she was the student and Ichika was the master.
"When did you get so good at swordsmanship?" she asked. Houki had to admit, she was impressed at how Ichika handled the kendo sword with just his left arm alone since his right arm was in the sling and that he only had one eye to help him witness his surroundings. At first, she thought that after six years, he wouldn't pick up the sword again and become sloppy.
"My mentor, he taught me most of what I know." he said with a nostalgic smile. "I never came even close to beating him in a sword fight. He was just too damn good. Despite his lively personality, he trained me like his father did him. It was painful, but effective."
"What was his name?" Houki asked curiously.
"His name's Dante." He then noticed the confused expression on the girl's face and as if reading her mind, he responded. "And in case you're wondering because of the name he has, no he's not Japanese. He's American. Plus, you'd recognize him by appearance alone, tall, white hair, red coat, you wouldn't miss him."
"I see." Houki said and picked up her kendo stick. "Again."
Ichika shrugged. "Fine, but remember, keep your cool."
"Shut up, I can do it!"
"This is going to be my whole day, isn't it?" Ichika sighed as he expertly blocked a flurry of strikes.
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Ichika looked blankly at Houki as she fidgeted in place.
"An entire week went by, and you taught me nothing about the IS." Ichika stated. "Hell, I was the one teaching you."
Houki winced and turned away slightly, not willing to face him.
Ichika sighed, "You are so lucky Tabane taught me everything beforehand."
"You already knew everything!?"
"Yep." Ichika said dryly, popping the 'p' sound.
[Ichika Orimura, your match will begin shortly.] came the voice of his sister through the intercoms.
"Let's get this over with." He said half-heartedly. Secretly, he didn't want to fight Cecilia, but it was his literal job to do so at the moment. "Getting paid to beat up the client's daughter? That's a new one."
Ichika grabbed his amulet from underneath his uniform.
"Is that your IS?" Houki asked.
He nodded and closed his eyes. As he prepared the IS, he fed demonic power into the amulet, making it glow red.
"Tenebris, it's time to play." Ichika whispered.
Instantly, a floating apparition of a white haired woman appeared behind him and embraced him from behind, her luscious breasts pressing on Ichika's back. Her otherworldly beauty made Houki gasp.
This voluptuous woman had glowing blue eyes with cross-shaped pupils and long snow white hair that went down to her feet, which covered her pointed ears on her head. There were a pair of black horns on the side of her head that pointed upwards, which appeared as if they were engulfed by blackish blue flames. Moon pale skin further enhanced her beauty. She wore a black and blue dress that had slits which revealed her legs, and her large bust was displayed thanks to the straps on her dress. Her hands and forearms seemed to be covered by a pair of silky blackish blue gloves that had sharp claw-like fingers, but it looked like they were a part of her skin. Although her clawed hands looked sharp, this beauty seemed to have a gentle touch. A pair of black high-heeled shoes were seen underneath her dress, showing off much of her slender legs. In addition, two large black angel wings were attached to the waist while another pair of wings were on her back, making her look like a fallen archangel. Finally, a long blue and black arrow-pointed tail made of black vertebrae appeared behind her from the dress, almost like a succubus' tail.
This was Tenebris, the manifestation of the core 001. Ichika gave the core true life when he infused it with Amina Mercury he made with Nero's help, using notes they got from Agnus's lab that Nero found during the whole "Savior" incident.
Tenebris is what truly allowed the IS to be capable of magic, and enhancing Ichika's own demonic abilities.
"Ichika, who is that!?" Houki flabbergasted asked, as she watched the goddess of a woman lovingly hug Ichika.
"My name is Tenebris." the young woman said as she rested her head on Ichika's shoulder. She gave Houki a teasing grin, all but saying 'you wish you could do this,' making Houki squirm in jealously while casting off a menacing aura. It took every bone in her body to keep her from attempting to strangle the succubus of a woman.
Tenebris turned to Ichika. "Master, it's finally time for us to stretch our legs. Shall we?"
"Let's rock baby!" he exclaimed with a cocky grin.
Tenebris giggled and affectionately cupped Ichika's chin before pulling him into a loving kiss while wrapping her wings around him.
Houki internally screamed in pure shock and rage while her eyes widened like saucers as one of them twitched as her jaw dropped. Her dark aura began increasing in levels. She did not like Tenebris whatsoever.
The two apparent lovers were engulfed in a dome of dark blue and black flames while numerous black feathers swirled around them. As the flames dispersed, Ichika's IS was revealed.
Houki gasped at the form of his IS unit. It certainly didn't look like any IS she was familiar with.
On the right side of his head was an angular horn-like protrusion pointing upward with a red glowing line going through it. His arms were completely covered in slender black armor with red razor sharp claws. His legs were encompassed with what seemed to be large black blades, but were almost shaped like metal boots made for walking. Thankfully, the blade-like appendages allowed Ichika to walk easily despite the...cutting edge. Black blade-like wings with red glowing lines traveling across them. They were his thrusters. His upper torso was exposed, revealing his muscular body with the scar that stretched from the left side of his face to his right hip.
"What in the world is that?" Houki asked softly as she looked at Ichika's IS in disbelief.
"It's my personal IS." he said. "Haven't used it in a while though. This fight will be good to get back into the swing of things."
"Master," Ichika heard Tenebris whine within his head. "Why did you have to take so long to let me come out and play?"
"Because I wouldn't have had any fun." her partner remarked slyly. "Now, let's get this over with."
"Wait!" Houki shouted as she pointed at a certain appendage. "What about your arm?!"
"Ah, that." Ichika said almost without a care. "The nerves from my shoulder down are completely cut off, so the IS moves the arm according to my will. It's a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes though."
To prove this, he moved his right armored covered arm to prove that he was able to function without issues.
Ichika then sighed once again and prepared to lift off. "This party's gettin' crazy, let's rock!"
Ichika's thruster activated with a burst of blue energy and, with the speed of a rocket, he flew out into the stadium.
As the crowd around the arena roared in excitement for the upcoming event as well as seeing the first male IS pilot in action, Ichika squinted his eyes as he saw a sleepy looking girl in what looked a pikachu hoodie with a megaphone.
"All bets here!" she shouted. "Ichika Orimura V.S Cecilia Alcott, place your bets here! Remember, no refunds!"
"Are they really trying to make a quick buck off of me?" he deadpanned in his head.
"I like this girl!" Tenebris said coyly.
Ichika spotted Cecilia in the air at long last. She seemed to be waiting in her personal IS, which was completely colored blue.
"Got any info on her IS?" Ichika asked.
"It's called Blue Tears." Tenebris informed. "A 3rd Generation IS. Long range type, sniper rifle, optical drones, and missiles."
"T-That's it?"
"Yeah, kick her ass!" the AI cheered.
Ichika turned to Cecilia. "Okay, before we do this, I have one question."
"Ha!" she laughed haughtily. "I knew you would give u-"
"Who are you and what am I doing here!?" the demon hunter yelled out.
The entire stadium face faulted simultaneously.
Cecilia's jaw dropped and then she just glared at him, her eye twitching before she took her rifle and started shooting at him. Her gun banged loudly as a result of her rage.
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Chifuyu's eyes narrowed at the scene of Ichika and Cecilia's fight. More specifically at Ichika's IS.
"Well, he wasn't kidding when he said it wasn't a White Knight at all." she thought dryly. "Maya, get me the specs of Ichika's IS."
"Of course Chifuyu." Maya said. "Alright, here...they...are?"
Maya took off her glasses, cleaned them with a cleaning cloth, and put them back on, her eyes narrowing at the screen.
"I think you may want to look at this?" Maya said uncertainly.
"What do you mean?" Chifuyu asked as she focused on the screen. "What's so shocking th-"
On the screen was: IS designation - Edgelord 9001 trademark.
There was a picture of a chibi version of both Ichika and Tabane, both smiling, at the end of the designation.
Chifuyu was at a loss for words at what she just read.
"I'll be having words with that rabbit." she said coldly.
Maya turned to her with a raised eyebrow. "You're going to talk with Dr. Shinonono?"
"I said I'll be having words, not a conversation." Chifuyu corrected menacingly.
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Ichika flew around the arena, dodging all of Cecilia's shots.
"Wait, wait, wait, waitwaitwaitwaitwait!" Ichika shouted, surprisingly, Cecilia stopped firing. "I remember what your name was now!"
Cecilia looked at him expectantly.
"It was...ummmm. Shit, nevermind!" he said, internally grinning at her irritation.
In response, she let out a roar and deployed her drones. They all started firing at him immediately.
Ichika weaved around all the shots, further frustrating Cecilia.
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Houki watched in awe as Ichika bobbed and weaved through all of Cecilia's firepower with ease. She stared at his face on the big screen, it betrayed not a single emotion underneath. He was the epitome of focus and determination.
"It's almost like he's dancing up there." Houki said to herself, amazed at Ichika's performance.
Unknowingly to her, Tatenashi overheard her say that as she stood at the entrance of the launching bay where Houki was watching the event and snorted in amusement.
If only Houki knew, what was really going on in Ichika's head.
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"Because I'm bad, I'm bad come on. You know I'm bad, I'm bad come on, you know. You know I'm bad," Ichika sung in his head as he took none of this fight seriously. "Tenebris, how long has the match been going on for?"
"Three minutes, Master." she answered.
"Welp, that's three minutes of my life I'll never get back." Ichika inwardly complained. "Activate Trickster Mode, if you would kindly?"
"My pleasure, Master." Tenebris said with a mischievous tone. "It's about time you ended this charade."
Ichika's speed suddenly increased vastly. He didn't even bother dodging Cecilia's shots by flying out of the way anymore. Instead, he used short boosts to move side to side, dodging each shot at the last second.
The haughty blonde gritted her teeth in anger as she kept firing. "Why!? Can't!? I!? Hit!? You!?"
Ichika gave her a condescending smirk. "Easy, you can't aim for shit! Hell, you're not even holding the damn rifle right!"
Ichika's snarky remark only furthered Cecilia's aggravation. Using his increased speed, he closed the distance between them and slashed her drones to pieces with his bladed legs.
"What!?" she shouted in confusion and shock. "B-but how?! You didn't even use your weapons yet!"
Ichika raised an eyebrow. "What? I gave you handicaps, remember? No hands or guns from me, just pure feet action!"
With the sounds of a machine whirling echoing in the air, the ends of Ichika's bladed legs suddenly shifted into menacing-looking talons.
Suddenly, Ichika disappeared from sight. Cecilia panicked at the sudden disappearance. Where the hell was he!?
As Cecilia looked around in a panic, keeping a sharp eye out for any sign of her opponent, she suddenly heard a strange sound. It sounded like someone or something was dive bombing above her. Almost hesitantly, she looked up at the 'something' approaching her at blinding speed with eyes wide as saucers. It was Ichika coming down fast. As he was approaching, the sound of the 'Dukes of Hazzard' car horn could be heard blaring from his IS.
"Is that a car horn!?" she asked herself.
"NEVER SKIP LEG DAY!" Ichika shouted!
After that, all she heard was a really loud 'BANG.'
Ichika had literally kicked Cecilia in the face with his talon-formed metal foot of his IS, taking himself and her to the arena below, dragging her face through the dirt. The ground literally exploded as they crash landed. Out of the smoke came both Ichika and Cecilia, albeit Ichika was actually dragging her and her Blue Tears through the dirt, his thrusters at max output, making him look like a blue streak through the area.
He then used his thrusters to send himself a few meters into air, the Blue Tears pilot still within his talons. He spun around and sent her flying towards the arena wall. She crashed into the wall with another loud bang, debris and smoke flying everywhere. Everyone in the stands winced at the sight. That had got to hurt! Her shields had gone down to zero.
As the smoke cleared, it revealed Cecilia and her IS Unit stuck in the stone wall.
The stadium was silent. Houki, who was watching the fight, couldn't believe what she just saw and wondered how was Ichika so strong and so skilled with his IS. Tatenashi watched from the door entrance and shook her head in amusement before quietly leaving. She knew that Ichika was just playing with Cecilia in order to make her lose her focus. That was just who Ichika was. A person who looked serious on the battlefield, but was always making jokes in his head.
"Well, that was unnecessarily brutal." the sleepy looking pikachu girl said, voicing everyone's thoughts as everyone sweatdropped at the sight. She wasn't wrong.
"Hey!" Ichika shouted to the blonde. "Groan if you're still alive!"
"Ugh….ow." came a weak feminine voice from the crater in the wall.
"Eh, you'll be fine." Ichika said with a smirk and a wave of his hand.
Mission End.
Review Responses.
RoyalTwinFangs: Thanks!
Yami Accelerator: ROLF
EvilMagicman: I hoped the fight with Cecilia was everything you hoped for, because this was so much fun writing.
New Universe Returns: When they find out, it'll be hilarious. Also, yes he will have a harem.
edboy4926: Thanks man!
Guest: Thanks!
Kamencolin(Review1): The ripping will continue.
Darkkon27: I'll try to live up to your expectations!
Saberfang Orcalodon: What can I say, it's what I do.
Shadow Joestar: She is, but not for a long while.
DrackNath: Just imagine this Ichika being triggered the same way Abridged Kirito was in episode 4! XD
Bunny153539(Review1): Thanks for telling me it sucked. Also, I'm not to sure if I will be adding SMT to this story due to how little I know about the world or the game Dante appears in, in that series.
Bunny153539(Review2): And it just keeps going! :D
XXStarkiller96: I love Infinite MENT!
Kamencolin(Review2): No, Madoka isn't becoming a demon.
Lexus-Regis: Have some more!
Qin W.X: I hope you enjoyed the battle with Cecilia man.
Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov(Review1): Yeah, sometimes my first chapters are either really short, or really long. Oh yeah, Ichika's got something up his sleeve alright.
Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov(Review2): Ichika's got some rather deep emotional scarring and abandonment issues. But yes, he gets his attitude from Dante, and he also gets his sadistic side from Bayonetta. This is a harem story and Chifuyu will be in it, but not for a long time. My goal is to make the girls falling for Ichika have an actual reason to fall for him beside that fact that he's the protagonist. Thank you so much for your long review.