Chapter 4: Observing Destiny
Aomine looked on from his seat at the top of the stadium. Widened eyes and a gaping mouth showed his disbelief as he watched Kuroko go past all of Rakuzan with ease. Shocked, to a loss of words he nudged the pink haired girl that sat next to him.
"S-Satsuki...W-what just happened?" Aomine said in a horse whisper, as his eyes didn't leave the form of Kuroko who was now staring at Akashi intently.
"..." There was no reply to his question, so risking missing anything on the court he looked towards his childhood friend.
He saw Momoi not moving a muscle as she bore her stare into Kuroko's back with widened eyes. When Aomine looked closer, he could see and hear her mumbling unintelligently. Only the words 'Ability' and 'Ultimate' could be heard audibly.
Shouting brought his attention back to court, to see Kuroko snarling at Akashi. The words that were shouted only seemed to shock him even more, to the point of his sun-kissed skin turning a pale shade. At the end of Kuroko's speech, he visibly saw Kuroko's left eye turn to an emerald green, even from the distance he was from his old shadow. Realisation seemed to dawn on him when he stared at Kuroko's new eye colour.
"Dear God...Tetsu..."
Aida Riko had at this point, dropped her clip-board onto the ground, making a loud 'Bang' as her usually attentive eyes seemed to glaze with shock and awe. She could hear the other Freshmen mumbling incoherently over each other.
"Did he just...?"
"W-what? I-I thought he couldn't.."
Along with the ever intelligent "Huh?" that seemed to spread across the stadium in a tidal wave of voices. She couldn't comprehend what was happening. It...It just wasn't...wasn't possible. She only had one thought in mind, as she stared at Kuroko's now emerald orb.
"How...?"
"Eh?...Kuroko...?" Kagami asked to nobody in particular as he stared at his shadow after his outburst. The words Kuroko said...It didn't make sense...The boy in front of him...the little, polite and basically see through kid that promised to make him the best in Japan...Just declared that he was Akashi's master and destroyer. It just didn't make sense. He felt a small tinge of worry for Kuroko, watching said person giggling and smiling maniacally. He didn't know what was going on...only that he didn't want to be involved.