Ash in a hurry grabbed May's wrist. The moment the self defense instructor changed his arm into something sharp designed for cutting the only thing on his mind was to grab the brunette and run away as far as he could. Knowing he was going to pursue them Ash was trying to come up with a place where May will be safe and he gets the opportunity to change into his costume.
Running through the school hallways they were abandoned. The screams of the students in the gym scaring off any other personnel and staff alike, Ash, May and the killer had the school to themselves. Still with the brunette with him he had to find a place to keep her safe while he would take care of her attempted killer.
"Think Ketchum, think! What's the last place he'll look for her?"
Franticly searching for a place May kept being pulled along. Running through the school she wondered why they weren't heading for an emergency exit.
"Ash!? What are you doing!?"
"You need a place to hide until the police gets here."
"What about you?" Worried for the boy that he might be taking too much responsibility to keep her safe.
"Hide in the girls bathroom. Don't come out until the police come."
"But what about…" Ash had already pushed May inside. As the brunette was shoved inside she thought to herself that the boy must be suicidal in some way.
"Like social etiquette is going to stop a guy bent on cutting others limbs off."
"I need to draw his attention to get him away from May."
The guardian had to draw the mysterious man his attention. He couldn't just run for his locker and leave the slight change the knife wielder found May before he could disguised. Coming across the strange man in the confined hallways Ash drew the killers attention.
"Hey! I've used plastic knives who were sharper than you!"
Hearing his joke the man came running to him. Now with his eyes on him Ash ran around a corner and boosted his running speed with some aura. He ran into the hallway where his locker is stationed. Twisting the lock as fast as fast he could he started to get nervous. The longer he stopped moving the more chance his chaser gets to find him.
"Come on! Come on!"
Hearing the final click the door opened. He slammed the door open and yanked out his backpack which held his disguise. Now with the first part over he needed to find a place where could change in silence for a few minutes.
"I knew it was a good idea to take it with me all times now."
With his aura heightening his common five senses he heard something coming from behind him. Ash ducked down out of instinct. Ducking just in time Bisharp now had one of his arms stuck in Ash's locker door. The boy scurried away with the bag he pulled out of his locker. Now he just needed a place and time to get changed while also losing the axe man.
The killer pulled the door from his locker clean off. With it still being attached to his right arm the door of the locker now was looking like a shield for him. Chasing after the boy he saw him heading around another corner.
Running into the schools cafeteria the doors closed behind Ash obscuring the killers view. The killer barged through the doors breaking the hinges of it leaving an open doorway and now stood inside the cafeteria without any sign of where the boy went. Looking around him he knows he couldn't have gone far. Taking a few steps forward he came across a table.
"Are you under here?" With a big swing he cut the table clean. It spilt in two with both sides of it falling down opposite ways.
"He never could have gotten far."
Continuing to slice through each table he continued until there was only a few left. Ash looked on from a higher point making a plan to get out unseen.
The moment the doors closed Ash had jumped up, formed two aura blades and stuck them into the wall. The kunai forming something of a makeshift ledge for him to hold onto. With his pursuer still cutting tables in half Ash took his shot.
Throwing an aura shuriken he knocked over a pot that was on the counter of the checkout. The killer hearing the noise was naturally drawn to it and jumped over the counter thinking he found one of his personal targets. In the moment he was distracted Ash jumped down and sped away in the hallways again. Now that he had a spare minute or two he grew determined to change and finally stop his pursuer.
Rounding a corner he suddenly lost his footing and fell on his back. The friction underneath his feet disappeared and he slid to the end of the hallway crashing into a wall.
"Ouch!" Rubbing his head over suddenly falling down and slipping he opened his eyes suddenly staring into light blue ones he didn't consider normal.
"You ok?"
Hearing a voice with concern he looked up. With his back on the floor he saw the white and blue figure with ice powers that helped him the other day. Asking himself how she knew about the current events and how she got into school in the first place.
"You?!"
"I didn't mean too! That trap was for him."
She apologized for endangering him. The sudden slip and slide designed to stop the killer in his tracks failed this time round. Still she didn't expected anyone here but herself and the one who has been causing panic this round.
"Watch out for his arms. They can cut through the wood tables in the cafeteria with ease. But his swings are sluggish and wide."
Ash giving her some tips at how he acted he hoped she can stall him long enough until he got changed. Running away leaving the icy heroine alone he ran towards a class room that was empty. Closing the blinds so nobody could look inside he opened his backpack and immediately started dressing for the occasion.
"A target from my list. Excellent."
The self defense instructor leapt at her with a left slash. Glaceon barely dodged it before the man with axe arms came running at her again. Ash looking on shortly quickly hopped into an empty classroom. Rolling down the blinds of the windows so no one could look inside he finally unpacked his backpack.
"I just hope I can change before it goes to far."
Meanwhile Glaceon was dodging his slashes expertly over and over again until she found herself with her back against a wall. The axed man pinning her down went towards her again wanting to keep his presence close to her and pressure her back.
Seeing the villain coming up fast she laid a hand on the wall. Suddenly around her icy pillars shot out from the wall with the sharp points of them directed to her opponent stopping his assault. Stepping a few feet back his grin only grew more sickening.
"What are you smiling about?"
This just makes it easier for him. The target wanted him alive so there was a reduced risk of him losing his own life. Preparing for a straight jab now he pushed through this time.
Glaceon quickly made an ice path and performed a slide kick. Coming over to the blade man he swiped with his left arm downwards planning for a straight cut right through her. Just before she reached him ice shot out from the path and encased the arm he swung with. Going through his open legs she slid past him getting up at the end of the trail. With his free arm he easily shattered the frozen substance.
"Slippery one aren't you?"
"Leave the ice puns to me!"
Glaceon didn't appreciate the humor but kept moving away from him till she will find an opening. With a wide slash in mind the heroine did a side kick before a trail of ice she made quickly allowed her to slide back for some distance between them. The killer shrugging off the blow had another pun for her since she loved them so much.
"Then let's make this a bit more heated!"
His blade arms retracted and now his arms were back to normal again. Reaching quickly into his jacket he pulled out a small green object. The icy heroine's eyes bulged seeing him pull a pin from the object.
"GRENADE! ARE YOU CRAZY!? YOU'LL BLOW US BOTH UP!"
Tossing it in between them Glaceon dived to the grenade and she touched it with her hand. She hoped to freeze and wet the gunpowder inside the frag before the spark could ignite the inside of it causing the explosion. Focusing herself the grenade quickly changed color into a coldish white blue.
He threw another one right in front of her. Trying to touch that one too it blew up in her face. The grenade didn't explode but let out a gas designed to knock her out cold. The gas entering her nostrils started to take away her ability to breathe.
"A…*COUGH*…no…"
Feeling herself losing consciousness she tried to fight it. Just before falling unconscious she put her hands down creating an igloo around her. Hoping it would be enough to keep him out and that he wouldn't be able to cut through her icy barrier till she woke up.
The villain had to chuckle a bit. She put up a good fight but the fun had to end now.
"Ice sculpting is one of my hobbies."
Feeling certain of his victory over his prey his arms changed back again into his axes. With a wide swing he cut down on the upper half of the newly formed igloo. The top half now loose he pushed it from the bottom half. With it sliding off he now he stepped inside the igloo. Hovering over his target he prepared himself for the killing blow.
"I always get my cut." Gloating with a pin he always made just before killing his target in his signature way.
Raising his arm he swung down the prone girl. But before his arm could make contact a dark blue blur appeared before he could make contact with the unconscious girl.
The dark blue figure had his arms crossed over his head he blocked the swing coming for the icy heroine's head. The dark blue figure shifted his wrists throwing the dual axed armed man off balance, punching him straight in the chest with him stumbling back through the bottom half of the ice house.
"Yeah, those things are no joke. Heavy too."
Ash in his starting days as a training exercise cut the meats his mother used in their meals. It was a way for him to help his mother in the kitchen and figuring out just how sharp and piercing his spiritual aura blades really were. He has no issues cutting vegetables like an experienced chef and any type of meat his mother offered to slice up was like a hot knife through butter. He knows he can cut through flesh easily but somehow he managed to block it with his arms alone.
The man got back up and looked at the new persons weapons. They were quite shiny and they hummed with a sound he never heard before. The new guy wasn't a target but he sure took an interest in him.
"Hey! Who are you and where did you get those blue knives from? I want me a pair!"
"Let me show you them from up close!"
Ash sped towards the metallic man and threw himself into swinging range. The metal man tried to slice the blue figure but he blocked it with a knife in one arm. Slicing with his other arm, Ash jumped over him and did a halfway turn in midair. Stabbing the man from behind he planted two kunai right into his shoulder blades hoping to immobilize his arms and then take it from there.
Bisharp quickly turned around with a spinning motion like a top and again tried to cut his opponent. Ash jumping quickly backwards to create some distance waited for him to feel the effects of the kunai stabbed in the enemy's back. The blades didn't seem to affect his motor functions at all.
"Ok! Who is this guy!?"
He stood in the way between him and his hit after all and despite it normally keeping his kills to his targets he was making an exception for him. Hearing the sirens becoming louder he was running out of time since he knows they were also looking for him.
"You better think what's more important!" Pulling out two more grenades from his jacket he left the dark blue figure with a choice. Chase the villain or let the girl be incinerated in an explosion.
Throwing the grenade over Ash's head it landed in an arch right in the igloo where Glaceon was still napping. Ash leaping over to the igloo he picked up the grenade and tossed it away proceeding to cover Glaceon with his body to protect her from the blast.
The grenade exploded just far enough from him and Glaceon to prevent any injuries but he could still feel the heat from the blast pelting pieces of the igloo at him. Getting up he saw the damage being done.
The explosion destroying a wall that led outside it made for an entry point for the police and an escape for the axe wielder. Picking up the unconscious girl he ran to a staircase leading up to the roof of the school. Making sure he had a tight hold on her he focused his aura and prepared himself for the biggest jump he ever made.
"Here goes!"
With a massive leap he flew away from the school. Trying to find a place to settle her down in a hurry so he can look for May and eventually chase her attempted murderer down that's still on the loose. Hitting himself for not getting him first time round Ash knows he's in for a long day.
So I had to write this battle scene at the same time as another in my main. Once again proving that planning far ahead isn't my strong point.
See you around.