Experiment
Nagito quickly tried to contact Yuuchi by pressing a button on her communicator, however she had difficulty using it while running.
She had no other options, the only chance she had was to fight.
Nagito took out her virtual arena cube. Putting Fei down, she threw it towards SARU.
"What!?" He gasped as the two of them were transported to a new area. This time an icy field.
SARU seemed to have trouble keeping his balance.
A digital timer appeared at the top of the arena, 5:00 ticked becoming 4:59.
"If you can't beat me in 5 minutes, you lose." Nagito forced a smile.
"You judged that you would be unable to defeat me, so made sure you were the Rule Master for this battle..." SARU sneered, "Who are you?"
"That's not important." Nagito unleashed her Keshin, "Noroware no Kariya Laelaps!" An armour which seemed like it was made of fur covered Nagito's body with black clothes underneath. A long scarf ran down fron her right shoulder. Her weapon was a single curved dagger.
"An Assassin..." SARU sneered unleashing his keshin, "Choumajin Evarth!" A white armour protected his body. His weapon was a broad sword.
Nagito placed her free hand behind her back as she pointed the dagger towards her enemy. "I don't mind sitting here until time up." Like she predicted, it seemed SARU was not used to the slippery floor. He was barely able to keep standing thanks to his weapon.
Fei banged on the large cube before him. He knew Nagito and some enemy was inside, but he was unable to see what was going on inside.
"What should I do..." Fei huffed, still tired from his previous fight.
"Captain!"
Fei turned to see Yuuchi and Itsuki coming his way.
"Is Nagito in there?" The white haired boy asked.
Fei nodded in response.
Itsuki waved his hand in front of the cube, "5 minute time game on ice field." He whispered.
"At least she was able to set the rules..."
Fei frowned, "What do you mean?"
"There are differing rules to each Battle set by a Rule Master. In official Battles, the Rule Master is a trained non-Soldier, though in these kind of Battles, the Rule Master is the person who creates the virtual world." Yuuchi explained.
"I still don't get why that's a big deal."
Itsuki continued the explanation, "Nagito decided that the opponent was much stronger than she and knew she couldn't escape. By setting the rules and environment, she at least has a chance to escape."
"All she has to do this Battle is survive for 5 minutes in the icy field we created for this reason." Yuuchi nodded, "It's uncommon for people to be able to fight fully on the unstable surface, however, Nagito and I use it for training all the time."
"I see..."
Itsuki suddenly turned, "Someone's coming!"
"!? Who are you?" A servant boy walked in.
Itsuki stared wide-eyed at the boy, "...C-Cecil?"
The servant froze, "Itsuki... it's you..." He gasped
Yuuchi frowned, "He's Delta's little brother?"
"We're here to get you!" Itsuki continued holding his hand out, "Delta's waiting."
Cecil quickly shook his head and backed away. He looked terrified, "No... it's too late...urgh..." The boy held his head as if in pain. "No, no, no! I don't want to!" He screamed as if trying shoo away the hurting.
"Cecil!?" Itsuki ran towards the boy, but was flung away.
"Itsuki-nii... It's too late..." A strange aura seeped out of the servant boy. A keshin? No, something wasn't right.
SARU was frustrated. He had always fought his opponents with overwhelming power. However this girl, she had immobilized his movements by setting her own rules. The ice kept him from being able to attack and the 5 minutes he was given was over.
"Winner, Nagito."
Both keshins vanished and the virtual world disappeared and Nagito and SARU were transported back.
"Nagito watch out!"
Hearing Yuuchi's voice Nagito immediately reacted by stepping back. An enormous monster was rampaging in the area.
"What's going on!?" SARU growled jumping away from the attacks.
"Seems like he wasn't able to control the power he was given..." Yuuchi observed, "We'll have to defeat him..."
"Let me do it!" Itsuki spoke up and proceeded to take out his keshin, "Jinkou Keshin Plasmashadow GK, Armed!" A large shield, about his height, was Itsuki's weapon.
"Hm!? An android?" SARU frowned as he watched the battle from a safe distance. He and Nagito have just used their Keshin Armed, so were unable to use them at the moment.
Fei's eyes were glued to the monster, "How can you beat him with a shield!?"
The beast swung its large claws down onto Itsuki. It seemed shocked to see the android being able to withstand the heavy blow, easily deflecting it with the sheild.
"Stay away!" A voice resonated from the monster.
"Calm down, Cecil!" Itsuki yelled.
A call came to SARU's earpiece. It was Toudou, the chairman of El Dorado.
"What is it?"
"It seems one of our experiments are rampaging around where you are."
"Yes..."
"Kill it."
SARU clenched his teeth angrily. He kept his voice neutral though, "Got it."
He came out of hiding and took out his Keshin, "Choumajin Evarth! Armed!"
Nagito gasped, "He can use his arm twice in a row?"
SARU unsheathed his sword and jumped towards the monster.
"Tch..." Itsuki quickly stood between the two and deflected SARU's sword with his sheild.
"Let's see if you can stop this!" SARU pulled his sword back and strange hexagons appeared before him, "Shellbit Burst!" Thrusting his sword, he sent out bullets towards Itsuki.
The android put his shield forward, "Guardian Command 16, Rejection" red spikes appeared from the shield absorbing SARU's blows. Slowly Itsuki's shield started to break, "shit..."
The android was blown back by the blow. His body started to discharge slightly due to the damage. When a Soldier's weapon becomes cracked or destroyed, some of the damage is flung back to its user.
"SA... RU...?" The monster spoke.
The white haired boy stopped at the sound of his name. He recognized the voice.
"SA...RU...!"
Looking up, SARU realized who the beast was, the servant boy. "What happened to you!?" He gasped.
"The experiments done by El Dorado." Itsuki stated, "El Dorado did this to him."
SARU had already known the answer, but asked it anyways. He smiled as he looked up at the transformed boy, "Cecil... that was your name... Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you back to normal...!"
"Hmf, since when did you get so soft, SARU?" A voice boomed throughout the room. A large bike flew in between SARU and Itsuki.
"Z-Zanark!?" Fei gasped. The boy on the bike lifted his goggles off his face.
"Surprised, you know my name." He sneered.
Fei then was reminded once again that Zanark, SARU and everyone else from Feida had lost their memories.
"What did you come here for?" SARU glared at newcomer.
"This..." Zanark quickly unleashed his Keshin, "Makaiou Zodiac!" A large axe was his weapon. Without wasting a second, Zanark swung the weapon across the monster's chest.
"Zanark!? What are you doing!?"
"Just cleaning up some garbage."
Cecil screeched in pain. Blood splattered from the torn skin.
"Stop!?" SARU growled pointing his weapon at Zanark.
"SARU! Zanark! Stop fighting!" Fei yelled desperately. He didn't want to see his friends fight amongst eachother.
SARU stared down at the green haired boy, "...Fei?"
"Huh?"
SARU held his head in pain, "What is this feeling?"
"Get away, rabbit!" Zanark flung his weapon towards Fei.
The green haired boy had no time to move. Bracing himself, Fei shut his eyes.
A fireball flung out of nowhere and deflected the incoming axe away from Fei.
"That attack!?" Yuuchi recognized it. Looking up to where the fireball presumely came from, a hooded figure stood. "Delta!?"
"Nee...chan?" Cecil mumbled.
Chappie was tied to the Root Agent's waist and unable to move. Delta already had equipped her Keshin and was summoning more fireballs, "I won't let you hurt my brother anymore."
"H-how did you get here...!?" Yuuchi asked, frowning.
"Who do you think I am? Getting out and coming here is a simple task for someone like myself." Delta boasted. "Now... Let's get back to business."
Zanark started to laugh, "I like it, and things are starting to get interesting!" He summoned his weapon back to his hand.
Before Zanark started his attack, however, Cecil slammed his giant claws down at him. Zanark barely avoided the surprise attack.
"Tch, I almost forgot about you..."
"I won't let you hurt Nee-chan!" Slowly, Cecil was regaining control over his new body.
"Hm?" Zanark frowned and put his hand over his earpiece, "Fine... I'll do as you say gramps..."
From a pouch around his waist, Zanark pulled out a small circular device. "Move Mode." A feminine voice called and Zanark threw it towards Cecil and SARU.
"Cecil!?" Delta tried to run to him, but her brother had already been transported away.
"Too bad." Zanark cackled as he too disappeared.
"SARU... he remembered my name..." Fei mumbled.
Yuuchi put his hand on the boy's shoulder, "Let's get them back; our comrades and our friends."
"Yeah!"
"And? What are we going to do from here?" Nagito frowned.
"That's well, participate, of course... In the wars!" Yuuchi said simply in a mocking tone.
"So you wish to participate in our shows?" An old man's voice asked. A square screen appeared before the group and the chairman of El Dorado, Toudou was on it.
"Yes, it's what we want." Yuuchi glared.
"To think you'd come back here on your own... Along with our failed android and traitor..." The man looked over at Itsuki and Delta. "I assumed Fei would return eventually... Afterall, we still have his dear father and bear with us..."
"Dad and Wonderbot!?" Fei whispered.
"We were coming slightly short on Soldiers, if you register your team name and members, we'll accept your challenge against our teams. What do you say?" Toudou smirked.
"What are you planning with my brother?" Delta demanded.
The man laughed in response, "He has become a valuble subject... If you are afraid of his death, then relax. We want him alive as much as you."
Delta clenched her fists, "don't put my feelings for him and yours on the same boat!" She hissed.
Toudou just continued to laugh casually, "So, what do you say, Yuuchi?"
The white haired boy glanced back at his teammates for approval. When Delta too agreed, he turned his attention back to the screen, "We are Team Izanagi; we accept your challenge, El Dorado!"
"Excellent." Toudou smiled, "Your first Wars will be held tomorrow night, a simple win 2 of 3 battles rule. The Soldiers will be randomly chosen by the roulette prior to each battle. Further rules will be explained further... Until then." The screen turned off.
"So the time has come..." Yuuchi grinned, "For us to actually participate in the Wars..."
Team Izanagi has officially become a team and are about to participate in their first Wars. Their first opponents, Zanark Domain, a team popular among the audience. Who will fight in the first battle!? Next Avatar Wars: Tag Battle.
Avatar Wars terms:
Soldier: Keshin users and participants of the wars. Depending on bets, the victorious team recieves money as a prize.
Wars: a sport where two teams of Soldiers engage in a series of battles. Sometimes results in death. Seen as a performance for spectators.
Battle: a single fight between two or more Soldiers.
Class: soldiers are divided into 4 different classes; Warrior, Assassin, Castor and Guardian, depending on their Keshin type.
Virtual Cube: creates the battle field for a single battle. Unlike the Wars this doesn't have any spectators and is used as practice usually.
Rule Master: the rule maker of the battle. A professional is the Rule Master of a Wars battle, however, the person who threw the Virtual Cube can set the rules for a regular battle.