VS Beta
For their second wars, Team Izanagi were in the waiting room provided for them. There was still time before so they just laid around the room.
Nagito, Yuuchi, Itsuki and Chappie were playing cards leisurely.
"H-how can you guys be so... easy going right before a Wars?" Zanark frowned.
"I can't help thinking the same..." Delta sighed.
"Worrying about it won't benefit anyone, but our opponents." Nagito said as she examined her hand, "Well, we don't even know they will be..."
"You three want to play?" Yuuchi smiled.
Fei let out a long sigh, "I can't take my mind off our last battle..." He glanced down at Nagito and then at Zanark.
"Injuries and death are normal occurences in the Wars, if your scared, don't participate." Itsuki simply said as he put down a pair.
"Yup!" Nagito nodded.
"Well, I'm not joining." Delta said.
The door behind them opened and a blue-gray haired girl jumped in, "Hello~ everyone from Izanagi!"
Delta gasped immediately, "B-Beta...!?"
Beta smiled slyly at her, "Well, well, isn't the traitor, Delta-chan. Or did you prefer Delta-kun?"
Delta breathed in to try to keep her cool, "I assume you're our next opponent."
"Yup yup! A-ra, Zanark joined you too?"
"No, I'm not part of this team..." Zanark growled.
Fei stared at the Route Agent, she was still the same as ever. Could it be that the Route Agents knew of El Dorado's true motives?
"Long time no see, Fei-kun!" She smiled and waved. Beta looked towards the group playing cards, "You guys are pretty relaxed. Or have you already given up?"
"Ah, I got joker!" Yuuchi sighed sadly.
"Listen when people talk to you! That's it, my team'll crush you so you'll fear the Wars!" Beta yelled, her tone suddenly became rough and harsh. She then turned to leave, "bye~bye~!"
"Haha! Yuu lost again!" Chappie squeaked.
"Uwah... They completely ignored that Beta..." Fei sighed.
Zanark smiled, "I guess you have to be somewhat twisted to change the world..."
"You can't say that, Zanark." Fei giggled.
SARU sat down back into his chair. He had just completed a Wars and finally got a break. He hadn't seen that servant boy since that day. He took of his goggles off and started to wipe the blood and sweat with the towel he was handed.
His towel was stained red and threw it in the trash before getting a clear glance at it. SARU had started to ponder whether what he was doing was right. To hurt, to kill his opponents had become so normal... but that day.
"For the next Wars, Team Izanagi VS Team Beta! What kind of battle will it be...!?"
The screen showed previous battles the members participated in as they made comments on them.
"This new Soldier, Nagito of Izanagi, is very promising. I thought for sure she wouldn't make it during that battle." The commentary laughed.
SARU couldn't help stare at the screen. He remembered that girl, she was the one who broke into El Dorado that day.
Next, the screen switched to Fei's battle.
SARU frowned, "Fei... Rune...?"
"Shuffle Battle!?" Fei repeated.
Itsuki started to explain, "A Shuffle Battle is where all 5 Soldiers in a team participate. Only one person actually fights at a time, but they are switched in and out."
"Switched? How?"
"Bracelets. They have a switch on them and when two people press them about the same time, they switch locations."
"Uwah... Really?" Nagito frowned.
"Well, only while in the arena... Anyways, we all have to wear this braclet during this battle." Itsuki handed each of them a small metal colourless bracelet and they proceeded to put it around their left wrists.
"Looks pretty durable..." Nagito observed as she tested it before wearing it.
"Oh, and one more thing, even if you're not fighting, you must keep your Keshin armed. If you stop it, then your team loses." Itsuki added.
"Huh? So if we defeat one person..."
"Then we win. Timing and teamwork is important."
"Yeah! So, who'll fight first?" Fei asked.
"Maybe Captain should start? He's the leader anyways." Yuuchi smiled and the rest of the group agreed.
"...fine..." The green haired boy sighed.
As they left to head to the arena, Delta stopped when she was called by a familiar voice.
"E-Einamu...!?"
The light brown haired boy walked up to her, "So you did leave El Dorado..."
Delta nodded, "What do you want?" She crossed her arms tightly, "How's Alpha doing?"
Einamu sighed, "I haven't seen him much lately actually. Taken off his team..."
"Huh? Why?"
The boy scratched his head, "B-Beta dragged me into her's..." He groaned.
"Ahaha... Wait? That mean's your my opponent today!?" Delta gasped.
"Yes... but that's not why I wanted to talk." Einamu frowned. He peered over at the secruity camera found in the hallway and quietly whispered into Delta's ear.
Delta widened her eyes, "Serious...!?" When Einamu nodded, she thanked him for the information and went back to her teammates.
"Where were you?" Yuuchi frowned.
"Sorry..." Delta huffed, "C-can I see something for a sec...?"
The teams both took their positions in the arena, standing face to face with each other.
At the same time, all 10 Soldiers unleashed their souls and equipped them.
Beta- Kokuu no Megami Athena
Dorimu- Onsoku no Varius
Orca- Miwaku no Dalamanrose
Ward- Kyou Senshi Diaberu
Einamu- Ankoku Shin Dark Exodus
Fei- Kosoku Toushi Robin
Yuuchi- Gosetsu no Saia
Nagito- Noroware no Kariya Laelaps
Delta- Seinaru Kyuubi
Itsuki- Jinkou Keshin Plasmashadow GK
Then, leaving one Soldier each, the members of each team were warped into a small glass dome each. This was to separate the Soldiers and prevent verbal communication among them, making the switches much more difficult.
Fei and Dorimu stood face to face. Dorimu was at least a head or two taller than the green haired boy. A light blue armour was enveloping his body and he held fisticuffs like Fei as a weapon.
"Battle Start!"
Fei lunged at his large opponent who, despite his size, was really swift. The two exchanged multiple punches before quickly stepping away. Without wasting a second, Fei prepared his next attack.
Closing the distance between him and his opponent, Fei fired a sphere of air energy, "Air Bullet!"
"Hai~ too bad, bunny!" From the smoke caused by his hissatsu, Orca, not Dorimu, jumped out. The slender tanned female held a long mace. She thrust her weapon forward flinging a rosy energy beam, "Warrior Command 08, Love Arrow!"
Fei tried to guard with his arms, but received a few scratches from Orca's hissatsu.
"Not switching yet?" She snickered as she proceeded to swing down onto Fei with her weapon.
Just in time, Fei switched with Itsuki, who was easily able to deflect the girl's attack with his sheilds.
Before giving Orca time to regain her balance, Itsuki performed another switch immediately after. The crowd let out a cheer at the appearance of this Soldier.
"Einsatz!" Nagito thrust her dagger out in front of her and swung past Orca.
"Urgh!" She groaned before switching.
Suddenly, Nagito's dagger started to pull her towards the new Soldier."Castor Command 06, Magnet Draw!" Ward grinned.
"Kch..." Nagito tried to fight the force, but her efforts were useless.
A giant wind storm was summoned beneath Nagito and it blew her upwards, "Castor Command K05, Dragon Storm!"
The storm then dispersed and the Soldier who was within it threw his spear down towards Ward.
The fat Route Agent was barely able to avoid it. This however, was part of the Soldier's calculations.
"Icicle Road!" Yuuchi shot a giant ice ball at his enemy's direction.
"Argh...!" This was not enough to knock his opponent out. Ward let out a frustrated roar. He ran up to Yuuchi, ready to punch him.
Before the blow could hit him, Yuuchi switched with Itsuki, who again, deflected the blow and switched immediately after.
"Castor Command 12, Hanabi Rain!" Delta shot a large fireball into the sky. As it exploded, it released multiple smaller fireballs towards Ward. He quickly switched.
"Hmf, is that all you got, Delta?" Twirling her guns, Beta shot down every one of the fireballs in the air, "The fun's just beginning."
"It's Beta! Yeah!" The crowd whistled as the team's captain pointed both her guns at Delta.
Delta summoned a few fireballs around her, preparing for her next attack.
"So..." Beta snickered, "You were the unlucky one..."
Delta laughed and showed Beta her wrist, "If you're talking about this, then you are right!" The bracelet fell off her wrist and onto the ground. Delta stepped on it, breaking it.
"What is she doing!?" Yuuchi growled, "We can't switch anymore now..."
Beta looked shocked for a second, but that turned into a smile, "Well, well... This was unexpected. How you know about the barb?"
Delta didn't answer.
"B-barb?" Yuuchi repeated.
After frowning Beta continued, "But breaking the bracelet didn't really save you... Are you stupid?"
Delta sighed, "No... This is good. After all, I only need myself to defeat a cunning Soldier like you."
Beta giggled, "I have no idea how you knew, but the fact you'll lose isn't changing." Beta pulled the trigger on her guns, firing magical bullets at Delta.
The ex-Route Agent gracefully avoided all the shots, firing her attacks during this time as well. The crowd watched the battle, screaming the names of the two female Soldiers.
"Castor Command K08, Onibi Dama!" Delta shot an enormous fireball at Beta. Beta tried to deflect the hissatsu with her bullets, but they were absorbed by the fire.
Delta's attack caused an explosion, she and the crowd held their breath to see if the Soldier was down. As the smoke cloud dispersed a single figure was barely standing upright.
"Einamu!?"
Beta had forced a switch right before Delta's attack had hit her, so Einamu had taken the blow instead.
Though his armor mostly protected him, he seemed to have received some terrible burns from the fire. Einamu was only able to stand by leaning onto his broad sword.
"Argh..." He coughed before switching back to Beta.
"Heh heh, good job Einamu... Doing your job right..." Beta chuckled as she immediately went to attack Delta.
Delta seemed still shocked with what had happened, her reaction to Beta's attack was slightly late.
"Warrior Command 08, Double Shot!" Two energy bullets were shot, fusing together and rocketed towards Delta.
"Argh!" Delta was flung backwards into the opposite wall.
"Sorry, I forgot you couldn't switch anymore..." Beta sneered as she slowly walked towards her opponent.
The crowd started to chant Beta's name.
"Delta... wake up!" Itsuki yelled through the glass wall despite knowing she won't be able to hear him.
Delta started to laugh. Beta frowned, confused with what was happening.
"Is that your best shot?" Delta chuckled as she wiped her tears off, "Assassin Command 10, Claymore!"
Touching the ground underneath Beta, Delta summoned multiple large spikes to poke upwards.
"W-what!?" Beta gasped as she stepped backwards. Delta then lunged forward and placed her palm onto Beta's belly, "Castor Command K08, Onibi Dama!"
The battle was over. Unable to avoid the blow, Beta was flung into the ground and her armed disappeared.
"Winner, Team Izanagi."
Delta was out of breath and seemed tired from using so many hissatsus in one battle. She took her armed away as she waved at the crowd before her. The domes the other Soldiers were in opened and all the members of Izanagi gathered next to Delta.
"Einamu...!" Delta ran up to the injured Route Agent.
Einamu shook his head as he glanced up at the camera. Delta understood. Before turning to leave, she slid a small circular container towards him.
"Later."
Einamu knew what was contained inside without looking, burn ointment. He slid the container into his pocket, "Good luck, Delta..."
Next Avatar Wars
Their second victory has helped with gaining popularity among the Wars and they were given a modeling job. Though Delta was reluctant, they accepted the job. Fei meets two familiar people at the job site... next Avatar Wars, Gil's Lovers.
Yay, finally got this chapter up XD Wish I could have a longer break, but school just had to start again... :(
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chappie and stay tuned for more to come XD
