(Hi hi guys! So... I unfortunetly feel a writers block coming on for this story. No matter how much I read, listen to music, or just drabble... I'm finding it hard to find a direction to from here. So, I hope to have the next chapter up soon once I work through my block! Thank you so much for reading and let me know what you think!)
Chapter 4
"From this day forward, Saruhiko Fushimi shall be the Captain of Scepter 4 and recognized as the fourth and Blue King." Munakata's words rang through the silent courtyard that held all of Scepter 4's members at attention. Fushimi stepped up to where Munakata was standing and Munakata took a step down. Fushimi let a moment go by before he released his power, allowing a blue ring of energy surround him and everyone present. His Sword of Damocles appeared above him and Munakata bowed on one knee, then Seri followed suit. The rest of the members bowed at the same time, then spoke at the same time.
"We of Scepter 4 carry out duties of the sword. Forgiving of neither war in the sanctuary, nor chaos in the world- We will advance with sword in hand, for our cause is pure!"
Another moment passed and Fushimi bowed, then brought his power back in.
"Dismissed." Fushimi called and everyone dispersed. Fushimi sighed as he watched everyone go back to work.
"Well, what will be your first orders, sir?" Munakata asked, Seri standing stiffly next to him.
"We still need to catalog everything that has happened since the Ashinaka High School incident." Fushimi said while walking back into Septor 4.
"Yes, sir." both Munakata and Seri said, splitting from him to go to their offices. Fushimi went back to his own office and sat down heavily. "Now what?" he thought to himself gloomily. He pulled up his terminal to see if anything was going on in the city. He sighed as he saw nothing unusual. At least when he was a regular member of Scepter 4 he always had paperwork to do. Fushimi turned his chair to face the window, realizing how boring his life had become.-
Mikoto's fist clenched at Yukari's words and actions and he also took a fighting stance.
"No. This is my fight." Yata spoke with bravery, putting his hand gently on Mikoto's arm. Mikoto looked at the younger with uncertainty but shrugged in response, taking a couple steps back. Yata took a deep breath and relaxed himself, focusing on the power that he knew he had. He let out his breath and also his energy. This power felt very different compared to the red power Yata was used to. This power felt light, like it could easily be manipulated into anything Yata could imagine. Yata smirked a but at this feeling, letting himself release what he had been holding back for the past couple of days. With that a wall of green energy emerged and Yata's hands crackled with electricity. Yata's smirk broke into a half crazed smile as he looked at his opponent. Yukari just gave a giggle in return, saying "So pretty." in a whisper before jumping to attack Yata from the air. Yata was a disadvantage; sword against bare hands didn't seem like it could end well. But Yata didn't care. All he cared about was letting go of this pent up frustration he had and winning this fight. He yelled as he prepared for Yukari to strike. Instead of taking the sword head on Yata dodged to the side and trust his fist towards the man's face. He missed but he was able to grab Yukari's shoulder. He charged his hand with power and threw Yukari across him and a few feet, a yelp of pain could be heard from Yukari. Though he landed on his feet, his face looked at Yata in shock.
"That shouldn't have hurt me." Yukari growled, his eyes narrowing in anger.
"Oh you though this was going to be a green against green, huh?" Yata teased lightly and chuckled. "Sorry, but your power died with your King."
"Impossible!" Yukari replied, then gave a small laugh. "Fine then, I'll just use this!" Yukari yelled as he extended his hand and in response a familiar goo looking hand shot out. Yata had seen this power before when he fought Kuroh, the Black Dog, and flipped back out of the way. He didn't prepare for the powers return trip though, which snagged his hair and slammed him into the ground. Yata yelled in pain as his head hit the ground and Mikoto stepped up to help but Yata stopped him with a hand gesture. Yata got to his sense and went to get up only to have the breath knocked out of him with a kick to the stomach. The kick rolled him over to his back and he saw Yukari's foot coming towards his face. His left hand flew up to stop the foot and his right hand shot up to slam behind Yukari's knee. This made Yukari lose his balance and gave Yata the opportunity to make him fall to the ground. Yata sat up quickly only to slam his elbow into Yukari's stomach then shove his other hand under Yukari's throat. Yukari froze, looking into Yata's eyes. Both were out breath but Yukari was straining against the pressure on his throat.
"Just do it." Yukari said in a whisper. Yata growled and let a smile grow slowly on his face.-
Munakata walked with Seri back to their office. It was odd, having a shared officer with several other people. Some of the men stood up at attention when Munakata came into the office and Munakata laughed. Seri gave a disappointing sigh.
"I am not King, no need for that." Munakata stated while walking to his desk. The men who stood looked at each other awkwardly and sat down also. Munakata turned on his computer and realized he had no idea what to do. He stopped and looked at his screen in confusion. As King and Captain he had only signed reports, he never actually filled them out. Now that he thought about it, Munakata realized he never really did anything as the Blue King. He stayed still as this thought sink in and Seri noticed.
"Everything alright, Cap-" she paused and cleared her throat. "Is everything alright, Munakata?" Seri finished pointedly.
"Yes, Ms. Awashima. I just remembered something I need to speak to the Captain about." Munakata replied easily, getting up and walking out of the office. He didn't go to his former office however, he instead left Scepter 4 all together. He really had no idea where he was going he just knew he needed to get out of there. It was a couple of clocks before Munakata stopped to think about what he was doing. "What am I doing?" he asked himself. He had no reason to just suddenly leave like that. Was it his pride? Could it be some form of irrational fear? Munakata decided it was both. His life was set when he had been chosen as the Blue King. But now that wasn't his life anymore and Munakata had no idea how to handle himself. He wasn't trained in anything except being King and combat. He was a natural leader and solved cases as easily as he did his puzzles. But being Lieutenant wasn't about that. It was about following orders given to him. What was his life if he wasn't King? Munakata slowly started to panic the longer his thoughts went on. Was Scepter 4 where he belonged?-
Mikoto watched the fight go on before him, wincing each time Yata took a hit. It didn't make any sense that Yata was doing the fighting when Mikoto clearly had the advantage in experience. Wait, did he? "How do you think your men feel doing all the work while you take a nap?" Izumo's voice popped into his memory. Mikoto shrugged it off.
"There's no reason for you to kill him." Mikoto suggested to Yata when the fight came to a stand still. He walked over to the two young men, looking at them both with a calm demeanor. Yata huffed in response and took his hand away from Yukari's throat. Yukari chuckled in a teasing way and Yata punched him hard enough to knock him out. Mikoto gave a wry laugh at this.
"Feel better?" he asked Yata as he helped him up.
"Yeah, I do actually." Yata replied coolly, dusting himself off.
"We're going to have to find a better way for you to unload." Mikoto grunted, grabbing a cigarette and lighting it. Yata gave a sad laugh.
"Or I can just figure out how to not be so pissed off all the time." Yata mumbled as he rubbed his stomach painfully. Yukari groaned and slowly opened his eyes, looking up at Yata and Mikoto from the ground.
"In case you didn't get the message, you are not welcome into my clan." Yata spat out and turned to leave. Mikoto went to follow and peered at Yukari out of the corner of his eye. Yukari looked shocked and angry but didn't move as they left.
"You are who you are, Yata. There's no changing that." Mikoto stated.
"But now I can hurt people." Yata grumbled.
"Are you saying you couldn't hurt people when you were in HOMRA?" Mikoto asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course I could hurt people with HOMRA. I mean, I did hurt people. But this is different." Yata stammered.
"The way I see it, nothing has changed except for the type of power you have." Mikoto expressed lightly, a sly grin playing on his lips. Yata's eyes widened a bit to this, then he smiled with agreement.
"Yeah, you're totally right."
