Chapter 4: Glorious Halo
Daisuke was entranced as he stared at his right arm. Before he could think of taking action, his body instantly charges at Rōku with his right hand clenched.
Rōku: "Don't you get it yet, idiot?"
Daisuke's body again goes through Rōku's. But this time, Daisuke spins around and jumps, kicking him on his back. He had actually landed the hit.
Rōku: "How did you-?!"
Before he could finish, he's hit again. This time he's punched in the face as the force skids him across the floor. Daisuke's concentrated look was unfazed.
Daisuke: "I won't forgive you guys for what you did to her!" He jumps in the air and throws himself at Rōku in a position to where he is going to stab him with his sword. "EVER!"
Rōku: "What is this? No one should be able to move like this! Urgh, it looks like I have to use that."
The force of the impact causes an shockwave as he penetrates Rōku. Picking himself up, Daisuke surveys the damage he did to Rōku. Rōku appeared to have been killed from the impact as there was blood scattered around him. There was a large hole where his stomach should have been signifying that Daisuke had killed him. Or at least, that's what he had thought.
Rōku: "Heheh...That was some impressive stuff, kid."
Daisuke's eyes widened in disbelief to learn that Rōku was still talking even with his stomach area blown out. What shocked him more was that Rōku was able to stand, despite the dripping of blood all over his lower body and mouth. Rōku rips off his shirt where a symbol appears. He starts to cough up blood.
Rōku: "To think I had been beaten by someone like you...But tell me, how were you able to hit me? My power allows anything I want to go through me."
Daisuke (Minami's voice): "You should know very well. Every power has a weakness. There is an interval when you use your power, right?"
Rōku (in his head): "She found out already?!"
Daisuke (Minami): "I presumed a 10 second interval. That's the reason when I tried to fight back in that alley, I couldn't touch any of you." She points directly at him. "The person who not only made himself untouchable, but the whole group invulnerable, was you! But this isn't your only power. You're an assassin of that group so I presume you have something else."
Rōku: "Assassin?" Rōku laughs maniacally. "If anything, I'm just the weakest link in that group!"
(Minami): "What?"
Rōku: "Sure it's me that plays a role in making us untouchable. But that's nothing compared to the power of the others. Their power will make you wish you'd never bother them. They're as more gruesome as I am! Whether I die right now wouldn't make a difference in our true intentions!"
Daisuke (normal voice): "True intentions?"
Rōku: (Continuing to laugh crazily) "You're a really hopeless person, Daisuke. It's too bad you won't be able to stop them."
(Minami): "Daisuke, something's coming. I feel it."
The symbol on Rōku's chest begins resonating. A violent wind thrashes about. All of a sudden, in the center of the area, the wind swirls recklessly until a black hole is created.
Daisuke: "W-what is this?!"
Rōku: (Frantically) "The beginning of your end!"
From the black hole, black-shaded tentacles lash out and strike Rōku several times, finishing and pulling him into the hole. After, the tentacles come for Daisuke.
(Minami): "He was committing suicide to get rid of us! Daisuke, we have to go!"
Daisuke slashes the tentacles with his sword until one tentacle was able to grab Daisuke's leg, tripping and causing him to hit the floor. The one tentacle was followed by more as they began to pull Daisuke in. Daisuke then forcibly planted his sword into the ground and held on. He began to slip away.
Daisuke: "What do we do, Minami?!"
Minami didn't answer, nor did she cooperate with Daisuke in holding onto the sword.
Daisuke: "Minami! MINAMI!"
She still didn't answer. Daisuke's sword had gave away, and he was fast approaching the black hole. Minami then took control and his body lunges toward. Minami then took the sword and pierced the center of the hole. A strobe of lights emitted and the tentacles had let go of Daisuke's leg. The black hole then disappeared, but not before erupting a final wave that sends Daisuke flying and seperating him from Minami. The armor on Daisuke's right arm and left leg vanished along with the sword as he skidded across the floor. Daisuke then sees Minami who was knocked unconscious from the impact. Then he loses consciousness as well.
About an hour later...
Daisuke: "Minami..."
Minami: "Daisuke?"
Daisuke's eyes slowly open as he realizes he's on his bed. He then looks upward toward the ceiling where Minami was watching him closely. He springs out of bed.
Daisuke: "What are you doing!?"
Minami: "I thought I'd at least wait for you to wake up..."
Daisuke: "Well, how'd we get home anyway?"
Minami: "Oh, I had woken up back then and noticed you were still out cold. So I had transported us here."
Daisuke: "I see. Thanks."
Minami shakes her head and then lowers it.
Daisuke: "What's wrong?"
Minami: "When we were fighting Rōku, you said that...We were friends..."
Daisuke remembers saying that.
Minami: "Did you mean that?"
Daisuke: (Smiling) "Yeah, I do."
Daisuke's door opens and Uzui comes in.
Uzui: "Onii-chan, I was wondering if you could-" Uzui sees Minami floating above Daisuke. "Eh? EEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH?!"
Daisuke: "Wait Uzui, it's not what you think!"
Chapter End. To be continued in Chapter 5: Uzui's encounter with a ghost
"In the end, my little sister found out about Minami. I just hope she doesn't overreact..."
-Daisuke
