Hello, Readers! Marcwill90 here! So, I have something big to announce. After this chapter, there will be only one more chapter until part 2! That's right! I bet some of you are just dying for me to put Minato into this story. But, first, we've got to get to the action in part 1. Karasuba is going up against Chelsea/Koroshiya, and I promise you, this will be a great fight! Or, at least, I will do my very best to deliver. To be honest, this will be a tough one. I'm not too sure on who's going to win.
Chelsea: What, so you beefed my character up for nothing?
CHELSEA? How?
Chelsea: Oh, that. I kinda broke down your door.
What? (Looks at damage) You mean you annihilated my door! How did I not hear you smash my door into pieces?
Chelsea: Yeah, that kinda shocked me too. You were pretty focused, though.
Anyway, what was so important that you had to break my door down?
Chelsea: I want to read the disclaimer.
Wait, that's it? THAT was the important thing you wanted to talk to me about?
Chelsea: Well, you deliberately put off introducing my character for the greater portion of part one. I think I get to at least read the disclaimer.
(Sigh) okay, you have a valid point. Go ahead. Read the disclaimer.
Chelsea: Thank you. Disclaimer: Marcwill90 doesn't own Sekirei. If you believe otherwise, go to wikipedia and prove him wrong. He does own Kyle Vale and the rest of the OC's that have been introduced throughout this story.
All righty, then. I believe you have a rabid dog to tame, so you better get back into the story.
Chelsea: Oh, right! I was so focused on reading the disclaimer that I somehow forgot about Karasuba. You better do a good job with this! Imagine how disappointed the readers will be if you screw this up.
Don't make me use my author jutsu, Chelsea.
Chelsea: (Turning ghost white) See ya later, Marcwill90!
Well, that takes care of that. Oh, that reminds me. The author jutsu handbook, given only to fanfic authors, gives the selected people the power to control characters that start to get beyond the control of the author. That may have been self-explanatory, but I felt that it deserved an explanation. So, here it is:
Chapter 10: Koroshiya vs Karasuba!
Please enjoy!
Right before the two "eager" fighters collided, Kyle couldn't help but remember the feeling he got when he read Karasuba's stats.
It only came to his attention because, after Kellie told him what their father hid from them, he looked through all of his father's career notes and noticed that his work on Karasuba wasn't in there. And seeing as Kyle was able to put two and two together, he confronted Takehito and basically forced him to give up his notes on Karasuba.
When he did, however, he realized in that moment that some things were better off being kept in the dark.
One look at her stats was enough to confirm that Karasuba seemed to be an unstoppable killing machine. She was physically superior to even Chelsea, had better skills with a nodachi blade than Yami (which unnerved Kyle because of the fact that his father lied to him about Yami being better with blades than Karasuba), and her mental and psychological state was as unstable as Chelsea's Sekirei core. She even had some "perks" that left Kyle looking extremely pale after he closed the file.
He knew, despite all of that, that he trusted all of his Sekirei, even Chelsea who he hadn't even winged yet. He felt that the people he cared about most was going to do everything in their power to stop the rabid dog. There was something about the power of love that went beyond logic and science.
That still didn't stop Kyle from worrying about Chelsea's well-being as her and Karasuba collided, causing a brief shake and a wind blast that almost blew them off their feet.
What happened next was nothing short of impossible.
As Keisha mumbled, "Mind Link" and "Foresight", Kyle was seeing Karasuba go for her head, only for her to dodge it and punch her stomach twice before getting separation from Karasuba, who looked like she was only more determined to finish her.
"Um, Keisha, just what kind of fighting styles does Chelsea like to fight with?" Kyle asked.
"I'll tell you later," Keisha said. "Right now, I'm concentrating on limiting the damage to only one-tenth of a mile radius instead of a five mile radius."
He looked back to find Karasuba sending flurries of blade swipes and Chelsea dodging every single swipe along with sending flurry attacks of their own. It wasn't necessarily a fight as it was a struggle for territory.
"Is this even possible?" Kellie asked.
"When you've known her for as long as the three of us have, you find yourself saying one thing," Yami said. "Don't ask."
The stand off ended when the rabid dog went to slice Chelsea's neck and Chelsea blocked it with her right arm gauntlet, sporting a look of anger on her face.
"Are you done warming up yet, Karasuba?" Chelsea asked her.
"I was just about to ask you the same question, Koroshiya," Karasuba said.
"You mean, they're just warming up?" Kyle asked in shock.
"Don't ask," Keisha, Enjeru, and Yami said at the same time, effectively silencing their Ashikabi.
"There are two major weaknesses that Chelsea is facing right now," Keisha said while Karasuba and Chelsea got some distance away from each other.
"What exactly are those two weaknesses?" asked Kyle.
"One, despite having arm and leg gauntlets, whenever she's up against a weapon wielding Sekirei, her attacks are severely limited. She's nowhere near as good when her opponent is armed."
"What's her other weakness?" Kellie asked.
"Her Achilles heal," Yami said.
Yami then pointed to Chelsea, who had a fireball hovering over her right hand.
As she launched it at Karasuba, it enlarged to the size of a wrecking ball, flying at Karasuba.
Homura, who wasn't expecting that, thought, "Just how powerful is number fourteen?"
"Wait, her elemental powers is her Achilles heel?" Kyle asked as Karasuba sliced through it like butter.
"Whenever she uses her elemental powers, that means only one thing," Keisha said. "She wants to end it quickly."
"Translation: She can only use her elemental powers a total of seven times before she loses her energy to fight," Yami said.
Kyle looked at Chelsea to find her creating a small tornado and already noticing her fatigue, which didn't look good considering Karasuba was still raring to go.
She launched the small tornado at Karasuba, whose demeanor didn't change as she sliced through the tornado, dissipating it on the spot.
Just realizing one of Karasuba's "perks", Kyle said, "This fight can't continue!"
"Why not?" Keisha asked.
"Karasuba can negate any elements with her blade!" he exclaimed.
Knowing what Kyle was implying, Keisha ordered, "Ladies, time to stop the fight!"
As Chelsea punched the ground to throw up a wall of solid rock (to which Karasuba cut through that too easily), Yami intercepted her and made her back away from Chelsea.
"Kyle, you know what to do!" Keisha said as she (unexpectedly) went on the attack with Yami.
Enjeru, who was acting as bodyguard, was making sure that Yami and Keisha were keeping Karasuba busy while Kyle was right next to Chelsea, who was on one knee trying to recover from using her elemental powers.
"Chelsea, are you okay?" Kyle asked.
"Oh, yeah, of course I'm fine," Chelsea said between catching her breaths. Clearly, her body language was saying otherwise.
Feeling hopeless, Kyle said, "No, Chelsea. You're not all right. Take a breather, Keisha and Yami are fighting her right now."
"I need to get back in the fight," Chelsea said. "I'm the only one out of the four of us who can fight her."
Unable to handle it any longer, Kyle yelled, "CHELSEA, I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE!"
Chelsea looked at her future Ashikabi incredulously and asked, "What, do you really not trust me, Kyle?"
Having no other way to explain himself, Kyle passionately kissed Chelsea with everything he had, catching Chelsea completely by surprise and Enjeru saying, "Aww, that's so cute. That's everyone now."
Chelsea took a deep breath and smiled as her wings of light appeared behind her. It was in that moment that noticed something beautiful and rather strange.
One wings was solid silver, gleaming and shining. It was simple, yet breathtaking.
The other wing was still beautiful, but it was also strange. It was an assortment of different elements that she either had or was going to have eventually. There was earth, wind, and fire, but there was also water, lightning, and ice. Kyle knew she was strong, but he didn't realize what her untapped potential was. Was it possible that she really was "The Ultimate Sekirei"?
She opened her eyes and, with her gorgeous smile, she said, "Let us defeat evil together, now and forever."
The two were so immersed in each other that they completely forgot about their surroundings until they heard Keisha yell, "CHELSEA! LOOK OUT!"
The warning came too late as Chelsea gasped and Kyle looked down to find a nodachi blade sticking out from Chelsea's gut and Karasuba, who was standing behind Chelsea with a demonic smile on her face.
In that moment, something happened to Kyle that was NOT normal. It may have been all the pressure he had been feeling from being involved with MBI and the S-Plan. It may have been the loss of his father finally rising to the surface. It was very possible that Karasuba had pushed his buttons one too many times.
Whatever was the cause of it, the effects were nasty, due to the fact that Kyle Vale snapped.
As every person from the group was standing over Chelsea, who collapsed on the ground, Karasuba (who was standing five feet away) said, "So, there's one. Who's next?"
"Who cares whose turn is next, you stupid b****!" yelled a very angry Kyle.
Kyle went to charge at Karasuba, only to be held back by Chelsea, who wrapped her arms around her Ashikabi's waist.
"You've caused enough damage!" continued Kyle in the same tone as before. "You've endangered the lives of my Sekirei, the people in Traverse City, and you KILLED MY FATHER!"
Keisha took a look at him and realized that something was wrong.
Kyle had a look of absolute fury on his face, almost as if he was ready to rip off the head of the first person he saw. Combined with him "raring" to get at Karasuba (who merely smirked at the transpiring events), she knew Kyle had to calm down before he did something that he was going to regret.
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD DIE TODAY FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE!" shouted Kyle, pointing his right index finger at Karasuba.
Knowing there was no other choice, Chelsea lightly bonked Kyle's head, which coming from her was enough to knock Kyle unconscious.
After that, Keisha signaled Yami and Chelsea to keep Karasuba distracted while Enjeru and Keisha watched over Kyle.
A minute later, Kyle regained consciousness, sat up, and said, "What just happened?"
"Wait, you seriously don't remember?" Keisha asked him.
"That's right," he confirmed.
"Kyle, is there anything we should know about?" Keisha asked.
Kyle then thought about telling her about Takehito's experiment. He thought about it long and hard...
"So, how exactly is a vial of blood and a machine going to do anything?" Kyle asked as he looked at the vial of blood that Takehito was holding in his left hand.
Takehito smirked and said, "I know, it does seem weird. But, this isn't just normal blood. This vial contains the blood of a Sekirei."
"Are you serious?" Kyle asked.
"Oh, yes, Kyle. But, don't worry, I had her permission. Anyway, since you're still feeling doubtful, I'll tell you this: I've already done this experiment with a normal human."
"You have?" Kyle asked.
"It was with a man called Seo," Takehito told him. "He's one of the many adjusters working on the other life forms back on Kamikura Island."
"What made him a good candidate?"
"Well, he's a freeloader, a slacker, and doesn't have any real motivation," Takehito said. "In fact, I think I chose him because he, for lack of a better description, made the perfect guinea pig."
"Oh," said Kyle in a small voice. "So, how did the results turn out?"
"Surprising," Takehito replied. "The bum got two special abilities because of the experiment I did on him."
"With the same Sekirei blood you have right now?"
"No. There's no way the bum deserves something so prestigious. It was Keisha's blood, actually."
Kyle sputtered, "What that ok?"
"Let's stay focused, Kyle," Takehito said. "I used Keisha's blood because I was hoping it would make the freeloader smarter, but it had a different effect."
"What kind of effects are we talking about?"
"Well, his sense of smell was fine-tuned to pick up any Sekirei and their abilities. In that sense, he's like a Sekirei bloodhound. The other one was far better. He gained the ability to negate a Sekirei's powers on skin contact, which was discovered by accident."
"And this happened to a NORMAL guy?" Kyle asked in anticipation.
"Oh, yes," Takehito said, who smiled. "It got me curious to see what would happen if I were to do the same experiment on someone who was already an Ashikabi, a person who already had powers."
"And which Sekirei did you manage to take blood from?" Kyle asked him.
He thought about it for a minute and said, "Some things are best left alone, Kyle. But, I can say that, with any luck, this experiment will make history. Now, let's put you under and we can get started."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," said Kyle. "Not until you explain what the machine does."
Takehito sighed and said, "The machine takes the DNA residing in the blood in this vial, puts it in your body, and merges the two of them together. Now, on a small scale, your results was that it, for lack of a better description, enhanced your Ashikabi DNA. At the very least, that's what we're looking at."
"Is there anything else I should know?"
"Well, there is one thing," Takehito said. "There is a possibility of side effects. What kind, I don't know that either. But, that's the beauty of this. Besides, I'm sure this will help you out in the long run."
Kyle took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Dr. Asama. Let's do this before I change my mind."
Takehito gave another smile and gestured to the prep room as he said, "After you, Ashikabi."
Seeing as it wasn't the right time for such news, Kyle said, "I'll tell all of you once this ordeal is over."
"We should have Chelsea and Yami rejoin us before they get in a tight spot against Karasuba," Enjeru pointed out.
"Chelsea, Yami, regroup!" Keisha ordered. Seeing the look of worry on Kyle's face, Keisha added, "Don't worry, Kyle, Enjeru healed her back to one hundred percent."
In no time, the two of them were with the rest of the group while Karasuba stood twenty five feet away from them with two big gashes across her torso.
"I must say," Karasuba began with her trademark smirk, "This has been quite a remarkable day."
All four of Kyle's Sekirei stood in front of their Ashikabi, looking ready to stop her at all costs when they heard, "Karasuba, there you are!"
Everyone looked around while Kyle said, "That couldn't be her, could it?"
Sure enough, Yume showed up right between Karasuba and everyone else.
"What have you been doing all this time, Karasuba?" Yume asked her.
"My, my, Yume," Karasuba said with a fake smile. "I've only been having a little fun here and there."
Kyle's jaw was hanging at hearing what the b**** was saying.
"You should know better than to attack the little birds," scolded Yume.
"But they've found their Ashikabi," Karasuba countered with the same fake smile. "That means they're no longer have the extra protection MBI gave them. Besides, I've been meaning to get a good fight in."
At this, Yume heard 'The Fearsome Four' shout, "YUME!" before getting bombarded in a group hug by the four of them.
"Why, hello again, little birds," Yume said in a smile. "Have all of you found love?"
Kyle looked at Karasuba, who wasn't even trying to do anything to kill all of them.
"She really IS subdued when Yume is around," Kyle thought. "I didn't think it was possible!"
"Oh, yes, we have!" Chelsea exclaimed. "Kyle, come over here! We want to introduce you properly!"
Kellie, Homura, and Kyle walked over to them where Keisha said, "Kyle, allow me to introduce a very important person to us, Yume!"
"It's a honor to meet you in person," Kyle said as he took her right hand and kissed it.
"It's a pleasure to meet the man whose heart captured my precious little birds, future Ashikabi," Yume said.
Everyone looked at Kyle in shock while Kyle was red in the face with embarrassment.
"My, my, Yume," Karasuba said. "You're saying that you've reacted to Kyle?"
"Of course," Yume said. "He has a very blessed heart and he's exactly the type of person who can help spread love to the rest of the little birds."
"What a surprise this is," Karasuba said, who gave a look at Kyle only himself caught, and he did NOT like the way she was looking at him.
Kyle was about to say something about that when his phone rang in his pocket. He opened it up and said, "Hello?"
"Kyle," he heard Takehito say, "Bring everyone to the airport NOW! Don't argue with me, there's no time!"
With that, Kyle hung up the phone and said, "I'd hate to end this early, but Takehito told all of us to get to the airport. It sounded urgent."
"Well, let's get going," Yume said. "But, only after this."
Before Kyle knew it, he was getting kissed by Yume, which brought out her wings of light. The rest of Kyle's Sekireis were squealing, Homura and Kellie couldn't help but smile, and Karasuba resisted the urge to cut Kyle's head off with Yume's in one swift stroke. She would have if 'The Fearsome Four' weren't watching her like a hawk.
"Well, no time to waste," Yume said after separating from Kyle. "Time to go!"
With that, Yume grabbed a hold of Kyle (while Homura carried Kellie bridal style) and all of them went to the airport.
Chapter 10 is finished! After nearly destroying the landscape fighting against Karasuba, Yume shows up and stops the fight! She also gets winged by Kyle, making her his fifth Sekirei! But, what was Takehito getting frantic about? And what will Kyle and Kellie do to prepare themselves for their impending move to Japan? Find out in the final chapter of part 1, Chapter 11: Departure!
A/N:...I hate to admit this, but this is not one of my better chapters. For my first real fighting chapter, to me it didn't come out as good as I thought it would. I think it has to do with the fact that I had to explain the final character's weaknesses. If you were somehow looking forward to this chapter, I'm extremely sorry for letting you down! I ask that you try not to be so hard on me for this. I will do better! I mean, I'm going to have to if I'm going to capture this fanfic story. Speaking of, if you're wondering about anything at all, don't hesitate to send me a PM, and I'll try to answer any questions I can without compromising too much.
In fact, I'll do something to make it up to you readers. By the time you read this A/N, Chapter 11 will already be up and ready to read! That's the least you all deserve for having to read a sub-par chapter like this one. So, you all know the drill by now. I do ask that you keep in mind that I'm well aware that this chapter was not that great, so if you're going to review, please omit that particular bit.
One more thing I'd like to add. If you're wondering why you've been getting multiple notifications regarding the same thing, it's because the chapters weren't showing up where it mattered most. I'd just thought I'd let you all know.
Edit: I've changed some things around so that Kyle will be about as normal as possible. That's all I need to say.