I've never been much for words. Every time I try to bring them from my thoughts and put them onto paper, I've found them to be distorted and warped from what I originally intended to write. It's been forever obscure to me but then again, it's to be expected. I'm not much of a writer and I'm sure as hell not much of a poet however, what was going through my head was just short of it.
I knew what I thought was crazy. I knew it from the beginning. Trying to take on the system, regardless of what system it was, was considered crazy. Nothing is ever right when the system sees an opposition. Regardless of how much sense it makes, if it's seen from the eyes of the system and it doesn't coincide with what they want to see, hear or believe then it doesn't matter. It's a disease, it's the black sheep, it's the thing that must be cut out and separated.
"Hey! What are you spacing out for you idiot?!" Ikki yelled at me as he jumped over my head and started grinding backwards to get a good look at my face.
"I'm contemplating how I'm going to end you and win this race!" I yelled back at him as I jumped off the side of the track, grinded across the wall and jumped back onto the track a few feet in front of him. "If you don't start getting serious, this isn't going to be much of a match!" I stated before pushing ahead with more intensity.
I felt the wind whipping around me and I could feel the lashes of the gusts pushing through my hair as I ducked low to decrease the wind resistance against me. I didn't know where Ikki was now that I had gone straight into a tunnel vision but I knew he had to have been close since I heard both of our AT's running. There wasn't much to say during the match. We had our witting banter going back and forth but nothing more than that. We didn't want to fight like Kisaragi and Agito wanted to. We just wanted to ride. We wanted to feel free. We wanted to feel like we could do anything in the world and it was that sole, simple purpose that we rode.
I was interrupted in my melancholy when I heard Ikki scream at the top of his lungs of his exhilaration with the match. He wanted, just like me, to go even faster. He wanted to go even higher than before. He wanted with all of his heart the freedom that every storm rider wanted and then some. I wasn't quite sure what his intentions were nor did I know what he intended to do once he rose to a certain point in power but if there was one thing that I could be sure of, it was that I knew the AT world would be forever changed if he were to make his dreams come to fruition.
I snapped myself back into the match to realized an additional pair of AT's revving up behind us. I could feel the vibrations through the rails as they started to heat up with extreme amounts of energy coursing through them. In a matter of seconds, the railing gave way from the heat and completely melted into nothing more than a puddle of aluminum. Luckily enough, I was able to jump off the track and land peacefully into a nearby balcony that was sticking out of the school walls. I looked back over and noticed that Spitfire was the one who melted the railing apart.
"Spitfire." I commented while sitting on the balcony.
"Hey! Spitfire! Why the hell are you messing with our match?!" Ikki retaliated with anger as he was perched on top of the cherry blossom tree.
"I've come to warn you both. I thought I would drop by and let you know that Sora and three more kings will be arriving here shortly to… well for lack of better words, they're here to take care of this mess Kiritsu." Spitfire explained as he stood there on the semi-stable railing.
"So what you're telling me is… this would be the right time, if any, to show the world what I plan to do right?" I retorted as I started to grin my sadistic smile.
"Exactly." The red haired man said before looking over at Ikki who had no idea what was going on.
"Ikki Minami." Spitfire commented to get his attention. "Where do you stand on this matter?" He asked him as if he were identifying someone from friend or foe.
"What? You make it sound like WW3 is going on." Ikki started to chuckle as he looked over at me. "Well… I'm not sure if you call it a side but… I plan to go and stick where I can be the most free. This is the only way to go for me so that's where I'll stand." Ikki resolved himself as he looked back at Spitfire with a wide grin with one eye closed. "After all, I'm going to become the next king." He finished with a hearty laugh.
"I see…" Spitfire replied with a smile. "Well then, I guess it's time for us to bring an end to this play, wouldn't you say so… Blood King?" He asked me as I looked up to notice that Hiyu was no longer on top of the roof.
"Yea… I say it's just about time." I commented before hearing, no more like I felt the force of several storm riders of King Class enter the area.
I could feel it in my bones the pressure that was emitting from their AT's. So much that before I could even look in their general direction from where the pressure was originating, I heard them land right behind me. There were two… three… no… it was four sets of AT's that landed behind me. In an instant I felt a tremendous amount of killing intent seeping out from behind me.
Turning around, I looked upon 4 King/Queen class riders, each with a road to call their own. They were lined up as if they had been screenshot in an action film, ready to kick the ass of the evil overlord of the entire age. The first to start off the four was a large man. Not much of a man, more of a beast. Full of muscle, too large of a face and towering about as high as Buccha on steroids, was a man that I was actually unfamiliar with. He seemed familiar in the face but other than that I couldn't tell exactly who this beast of a man was. Regardless, he had an aura of both anger and destruction about him that didn't sit well with me. He wore a brown hoodie with white straps extending out from the sides. His chest was being protected by a black leather-like armor that covered his torso as well as his arms. His pants were of a dark navy blue color and he wore brown boots which at first didn't look like AT's but soon thereafter I could see the steam rolling out from underneath the boots which could only mean that they were custom-made to look like boots.
Next down the line was a boy, didn't look to be more than 15 years old and yet he seemed to be older than he presented. He wore a cloak which covered nearly all of his body except protruding from the confines of the cloak, I could see that his body was not normal. It was rather odd to see a mechanical-type armor that looked as if he himself was a machine. He had short spiky lavender hair with dark blue eyes and I swear I could've seen electrical currents and static electricity arcing out from his body. He, like the large man, was emitting the same angry and ferocious aura of a person who had been wronged and he would've liked nothing more than to rip off the person he was searing his eyes into.
Moving onto the third person, it was actually the first familiar face that I hadn't seen in a long time. She was standing at a petite 5'10 with a tight T-shirt and even tighter and shorter shorts. She was wearing a pair of white AT's which had a unique look about them. Her pigtails fell down to her shoulders and her glasses were placed into the V part of her shirt. She didn't have a killing intent like the other two but she certainly didn't look too happy to be here, or to be more precise she didn't look too happy to see me.
Finally, the last person standing amongst the four was yet another person I didn't know. She was standing at yet another petite 5'9 with the tightest outfit I have yet to see on a human being. She had formed her hair into two mickey mouse which stuck out of her head like two antennas sticking up out of a ship. In her hand she held a lollipop that quickly went from her mouth and into her hand and vice versa. Her AT's, just like the large man's, were of a unique stature. They were single wheeled in the front however they had two wheels in the back which could only mean that they were specially made to do a feature or attack that could only be used by those types of AT's. Either way, I would probably find out soon enough when they would decide to attack me… if they were here to fight anyways.
Looking at the line-up I sat there on the ledge just looking at them as they seemed to take in the scenery. It was a rather long silence before the large man decided to take the initiative and speak.
"Kiritsu Kaizer… no… Blood King, my name is Nike. I am the Gem King and am second-in-command next to Sora. As you can see, you're at a heavy disadvantage in both skill and numbers. I will have to ask you to come with us." The large man said with the others giving me a glare that would most surely freeze most opponents in their tracks. Then again, I wasn't a part of the majority of opponents.
Looking down at the four King/Queen class riders before me, I had two options available to me. I could either 1: Fight them and declare myself my own entity, threatening the existence of the order in the Parts War… or I could 2: Go with what their wishes were, most likely meet Takeuchi Sora and then fight him so I can then declare myself my own entity, threatening the existence of the order in the Parts War.
Both of my options sounded appealing but it didn't feel like I was going to get a choice in the matter. Before I could say anything, the young kid of the group decided to open his mouth and give his own option of what to do.
"Fuck all of that. I say we just kick his ass now and drag him back." He spat out as he revved up his AT's as if he was ready for a fight.
"You see, this is exactly why I didn't want to come along. It's because of ignorant fools like you that makes candy taste horrible." The girl in the super tight dress said before spitting out the sickening flavor that had enveloped her mouth.
"Okay you two… There's no reason to fight when we're trying to convince him to see things our way." Ringo said trying to bring them both to their senses. "Look… Kaizer-san, we just want you to come with us to see someone. We need to… confirm some things so as not to upset the balance that we've obtained so far." Ringo tried to explain to me so as not to anger me, or at least that's what it seemed like.
"Well, I don't know why you're trying to tip-toe through my minefield but when you bring up a name like Takeuchi Sora… you must know that from the apparent and giant holes in my past and from the things that I do know that I completely despise Takeuchi Sora." I replied actually feeling anger swelling up from within my gut.
"In fact… fuck it." I snapped.
I jumped off the ledge and landed onto the semi-stable railing. I couldn't just let this slide. I knew my prowess. I knew my capability and I certainly had the intent now to dish out my lethality. Swinging my leg up and across at head level, I sent out a black fang and knocked them all back. I felt the anger starting to swell up within me. The pent up frustration and energy that had been seething and churning within my AT's had probably reach an all-time high. Feeling it start to overcome me, I started my assault against the four riders.
Dashing up to Nike, I leapt up and kicked him in his face before jumping off of him to avoid a kick by the kid. It wasn't much longer until the girl in the tight dress had jumped towards me with her butt to my face and kicked me straight into the gut with both of her AT's. I was sent flying into the cherry blossom tree which made Ikki react by jumping off and landing on the railing.
"H-Hey! Kaizer what the hell is going on?!" Ikki asked, completely shocked that Ringo was a part of this situation. "R-Ringo! What the fuck!?" Ikki asked Ringo as if he was expecting everything to make sense once she explained.
"I… I'm sorry Ikki… I can't let you know just yet. You… you've still got a long way to go in your life as a Storm Rider." Ringo said trying her best to put forth what she wanted to say into words.
"W-What the hell is that?!" Ikki protested as if he was just slapped across the face.
"She's right Ikki… you're not strong enough yet." I intervened as I sat there in the tree. "You need to…" I started as I looked back at the kid who initially retaliated against me. He was already halfway towards me and jumping at me in the tree. I quickly reacted by leaping up and over him and repositioning myself so I was surround by them in a circle.
"You need to become a king." I finished what I wanted to say before Nike sprinted towards me and punched me with the hardest haymaker I have ever been hit with in my entire life. I felt my feet leave the ground as I went slamming into the school outer walls.
I was now within view of the entire crowd. I could see my team and the rest of Kogarasumaru watching me as I was implanted into the wall. I could see Miyuri getting angry and confused at what had just transpired. Realizing this, I quickly peeled myself out from the school wall but it was already too late. Nike had already closed the gap and he immediately sent me right back into my imprint crater and shoved me even deeper into it.
"O-Ow…" I muttered before getting kicked into the gut which sent me through the entire wall altogether.
"Hey! Leave him alone Nike!" I heard Miyuri shout out as she tried to kick Nike in the face but to no avail. I noticed right before I impacted the ground that Nike had grabbed ahold of her AT and sent her spiraling off into the school complex by redirecting her flow of energy that she sent towards him.
I rolled across the ground and finally stopped with all the momentum in the middle of the road. I was glad it was night time so no cars would hit me because it took me a good second before I was finally able to gather my bearings and get up.
As I slowly started to pull myself upright I noticed the kid had finally taken off his cloak and was about 20 feet up in the air above me and was coming down with an axe kick. I quickly side-stepped him and he landed onto the paved road and immediately broke the surrounding area where I was standing. It was then that he spun himself around and tried kicking me in the ribs but I reacted fast enough to grab him and hold him there while I punched him several times in the face.
"Who. The. Fuck. Are. You!" I said each word while punching his face in perfect unison. With my final word and subsequently my final punch, I sent him into the ground and proceeded to pin him down so as to get the answer to my question.
"F-Fuck you ya piece of shit! I won't ever forgive you for what you've done!" the young kid yelled back at me as he tried to wrestle himself free.
"How can I atone for things that I've done if I don't remember!" I retorted back, grabbing his leg and spinning him around until finally letting him go straight into a light pole. "I'm getting sick and tired of all the 'Oh you've wronged me, Oh you've got to atone for this' or even 'Oh, I will never forgive you.' I'M SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF IT!" I roared out.
"Who am I? What is it that I have done so wrong as to bring out 4 of you fuckers to have to deal with me?! I'm going to find some answers tonight if it's the last thing I do… and I swear, if I'm not content with the level of information you can provide me…" I started to get pissed off as I walked towards him and held him up by his throat. "…I'm going to break you, like Sora did to me." I threatened the boy before spinning him around by his throat and slamming him into the light pole making it bend where he impacted.
I quickly reaffirmed my surrounding by jumping up atop the outer wall and I noticed that Nike hadn't moved from where he was originally standing. Ringo and the other girl were both still back where I initially encountered them and Ikki was trying to argue with Ringo about what had happened. I took this time to look over at the DJ who was currently spazzing out about the influx of so many king/queen class riders and he was trying to inform the audience on what was transpiring.
"Oy, DJ. I'm changing the rules up. I'm no longer going to fight in the F-Class Match. I forfeit my round so Kogarasumaru wins." I stated before throwing a flash drive at him. "Now that we have that taken care of, I want you to play the songs that are on that soundtrack. I feel like going all out tonight and I'm going to do it in style." I chuckled to myself before looking back over at Nike to realize that he was patiently waiting on me.
"E-Eh…? Ah… okay then…" the DJ commented completely confused at what I just did. He immediately inserted the flash drive into his portable speakers and immediately the song that I wanted to start off with had hit the speakers.
[Insert Music: Yellowcard – Light up the Sky]
"Ah… now that's more like it." I commented before putting my full attention on Nike. "DJ… this is an unofficial match. It will be me vs. the four newcomers that just arrived. I want no one to interfere. This is a battle that I have to do alone. Miyuri, be sure to protect everyone and get them to a safe distance so we don't get them caught up in the action. I'm afraid… I might not be able to control the entire battlefield and I don't want to worry about anyone else." I explained to them both as I noticed Ringo and the other female ride up along Nike and take up their positions.
"The rules are simple for this match: If you win, I will go with you to Sora and behave like you wish me to. If I win, you tell me everything you know about my past and we both go on our happy ways." I commented before looking back over at the kid who was just now getting up from his personal experience with the pole. "And as I explained with the brat over there… If you hold out on me with any of the information that I desire, I will personally make sure that you will be as broken as I was when Sora was finished with me." I glared at him as he slowly rose to his upright position.
"You… you asshole!" He yelled at me. "Don't you dare look down on me! I am Nue! The Thunder King!" He exclaimed as he dashed forward as quick as lightning and kicked me square in the chest.
I was able to block it with both of my arms but because of the insane amount of force, my feet left the wall and I flew across the air into the school building window. I landed on the tile easily enough but I was distorted soon after when Nue followed me into the building and sent an electric surge through the ground.
"Hm… so you can stop my AT's for a time." I commented as I could see the surges of electricity originating from the blue-eyed kid. "I take it then… all of the kings and queens have their own special abilities with each Regalia?" I asked trying to pry for information.
"Yes. That move was called 'Get Together.' Every Regalia is in of itself, special. They're legendary pieces for AT's to reach their maximum potential. You currently don't have any so you won't be able to do any of your fancy shit." Nue explained as he was sitting high upon his 'high-horse'.
"I… wouldn't be so sure of that." I commented before feeling the surges stop and reactivating my AT's. "Just because I don't have a regalia, doesn't mean I can't do anything special that's attributed to just my road." I smiled my devilish grin as I brought my foot up and sent out another black fang of energy.
Nue quickly brought his metallic armored arm out and blocked it easily but the force of the blast was so strong that he was sent flying out from the building and was sent straight to the ground. I quickly followed after him by jumping into the air while going into a controlled axis spin. I brought both of my arms together and crossed them onto my shoulders. I was roughly 45 feet up in the air before I started to make my descent completely upside down while perpetually spinning.
"This is one of my moves that I made… Eat it! Blood King's Endless Barrage!" I roared out before picking up speed with my turns and send out several fangs of energy which turned from red to black with each consecutive swing of my AT's. Due to how high I was in the air and with how much momentum I gained, I was only able to get off about 10 strikes before I nearly impacted the ground. I quickly turned myself right side up before I landed gracefully on the ground while making a crater in the process.
A rather large dust cloud was all that I could see from Nue's general direction since because he only blocked the middle part of the wave, the rest of the wave was able to hit the ground creating a large fog of dirt.
I looked over at Nike to see that he hadn't moved. Ringo and the other girl weren't moving either.
"Why are you guys acting like this?" I asked them, completely bewildered why they weren't helping out Nue.
"It's not that we don't want to help Nue… it's more like Nue and you share the same trait: you don't want help from others." Ringo explained as I could hear Nue revving up his AT's again.
"If you think something of that caliber is going to take me down, you're sorely mistaken Blood King!" I heard Nue yell out from the dissipating cloud of smoke.
"Just wait for it." I commented towards him, waiting for the effects to take hold.
"Wait for what?! You to surrender?!" Nue yelled out as he jolted forward faster than ever.
Now, usually I would have taken the precaution to keep the distance between me and my target but I knew that the second he could move he would want to move as fast as possible to close the gap between him and I. It was all that was needed in order to trigger the effects and in no time flat, he went dashing right past me as a bloodied-up piece of flesh that seemed to have just sprung a leak out of every orifice of his body. Since he was already up in the air and moving at an accelerated rate, the wounds that I had administered to him from the Endless Barrage took their toll and made it impossible for him to execute his attack due to his strenuous wounds.
As he fell down to the ground, a pool of blood started to originate from his body and within the next few seconds, it looked like he was drowning in it. The girl in the tight dress quickly dashed up to the kid, mended his wounds by using some sort of bubbles to seal up the wounds and carried him back so he wouldn't get caught in the crossfire between me and Nike.
"One down, three to go." I commented as I turned to face Nike who had been patiently waiting. "Are you next? Or are you all going to start to get smart and take me down as a team?" I commented as I could see Nike start to grin. As we both stared each other down, the tracks flipped and another song started to play.
[Insert Music: Disturbed – Indestructible]
"You think that just because you took down a brat, you can call yourself strong? Come now, you haven't even shown any promise that you'll be able to beat me, let alone Sora." Nike stated before taking off the large piece of leather armor and ripping the skull-designed hood off of his head. "Come on, I'm getting bored of sitting around. Let's enjoy this while we can." The large man said with his satanic smile complimenting his piercing gaze.
"Hehehehe… Haha… Hahahahaha!" I started to laugh manically at the thought of fighting a tough opponent.
Based off of his build as well as his terrifying aura that he was portraying out, I could feel it in my bones that this was going to be one hell of a fight. He had arms the size of a gorilla. He had at least an 8-pack, if that's even possible, that covered his torso as well as two monstrous legs that looked like they could kick boulders uphill like they were fucking rocks.
We glared down at each other for a good moment before I finally noticed something within him change. Actually, it wasn't even him that changed. It was the surrounding area that enveloped his being that had changed. Lurking behind him like a behemoth overlooking its child, I saw a colossal beast of metal and fire. Its eyes were of the purest crimson and its teeth were as sharp as a keen sword. At first it looked like some sort of dragon however, it soon became something even more terrifying than the mythic creature of old. It looked as if the hell pits had opened themselves up and spawned forth this creature of malice and hatred. Nothing could be describable about it except it was the closest thing to a demon that I have ever seen.
Staring down the large figure behind the already large man, I took a deep breath to calm myself down and I reaffirmed my confidence by making eye-contact with Nike again.
"I… gotta get myself one of those." I commented, scratching the back of my head.
"What are you talking about? You already have one." Nike retorted, slightly confused that I didn't know of such things. "Unless… it's actually true that you remember nothing…" Nike thought to himself aloud as he took a glance over at Spitfire.
"What type of shit are you trying to pull Spitfire?" Nike asked the red-haired man as if he were threatening his life.
"I have no idea what you're talking about Nike… but I would be careful if I were you, it seems you've caught his interest." Spitfire warned the large man as he noticed me take a leap at his head with my AT's.
The man didn't move at all, in fact I think he intentionally got hit in the face. Why someone would want to get hit in the face with no defense at all, it would make no sense to me but hey I'll take the free hit. It was that I realized what was wrong with this situation. Usually a kick to the face like that would've moved someone off balance but the man didn't move at all. He was like a brick wall- no, even stronger than a brick wall. He was the immovable object that wouldn't be moved like a mountain imbedded into the earth. I jumped away from him in shock as I noticed the place where I impacted couldn't be found. It was as if he wasn't hit at all.
"W-What the hell?" I asked in astonishment at the impenetrable defense.
"As I said, I am the Gem King… My road focuses on defenses as hard as gemstones." Nike commented as he took a step forward. "And as I am as tough as gemstones, I can inflict just as much damage to you as if my fists were made of gemstones." He continued as he took yet another step towards me. "Now tell me, Blood King… what is it you plan to do?" He asked me as he took up a fighting stance, awaiting my response.
I looked over at the hulking giant as he took up his stance. It was a regular boxing stance with his fists fixated in front of him with his elbows bent at a 90 degree angle. I considered what to say in reaction to his approach but nothing immediately came to mind so I just replied with what just felt right.
"Well… That's a good question." I commented as I bent my knees slightly and started to rev up my AT's. "I think I'll just have to keep pummeling you to bits until I finally start seeing some progress." I plainly stated as I dashed forward and unleashed another hard kick to his side.
Once again, the giant man didn't move an inch and the blow to his side completely connected with ease but it didn't deal any damage… or at least if it did, he certainly wasn't showing any signs of pain. This time it was different though, this time, I felt my leg give in from the blow against the hard rocky abs of the man and in no time at all, I was in a leg lock with my thigh about to snap from the insane amount of strength that was being exerted onto it.
"I think I'll be taking this leg from you now, Blood King. You've underestimated me long enough. It's time to pay the price." He grunted as he applied an even greater amount of force upon my leg.
I felt something crack inside of my leg when he did that. It wasn't that bad in terms of pain and it didn't shatter or break bones but I was pretty sure that if I continued to let him crush my leg, it would wind up snapping like a twig. Realizing this, I used my free leg to hop slightly up out of his grasp and I slammed my AT into his shoulder which sent me out of his grip and tumbling across the ground. My leg that was nearly crushed suffered some damage since it was hard to lean on it now but other than that, everything was alright.
"Well, nicely done on getting out of that grip. I didn't expect you to find a way out that fast." Nike replied, slightly astonished at my reaction timing.
"It wouldn't be much fun if you were to cripple me here and now. I've still got some things I have to do before I can have something like that happen to me." I retorted back as I started to circle around him.
I knew that trying to attack him head on wasn't going to work but it was the only thing I was good at. I had a couple of moves that I could try out on him and it would most likely dish out some damage but I didn't want the populous to see it just yet, nor did I want to have Sora know that I had regained a sufficient amount of my prior strength. I weighed my options back and forth while I circled around Nike, waiting to see what the large sack of muscle would do once he was ready to do so.
"If you're not going to attack…" Nike started to say as he lifted one of his fists into the air as if he was going to pound it into the ground. "…Then I'll just have to make you attack." He said bluntly as he dropped his fist down into the earth making the entire area morph and crack open as if it were an egg.
The surrounding area cracked and eroded as if it were hit by a meteor. The outer edges of the impacted zone pulled up and arced inward to create a nice wall all around us. I couldn't see anyone else through the earthly walls but I could easily jump over these walls and get out if it were a problem. The walls only reached up about a good 10 feet so it didn't exactly matter that much but it definitely gave this guy an advantage since he was standing in the epicenter. The hole above was only about 5 feet in diameter so I could fit through it but Nike would get in my way if I tried to sprint up to him and try to make my way out. It was a perfect little trap that he had me in. A little bit brutal, but perfect for this situation.
"Don't you think… this is a little much?" I asked him as I knocked on the outer walls of the 'cage.'
"Now we can enjoy ourselves to the fullest without having to worry about you running away." Nike commented as he slowly started to approach me so he could still defend the opening.
I tried to move around him before he closed in too much but it was already far too late for me to try something to naïve. As I tried to dash to the side, he lunged forward and grabbed my skull. My legs still went forward but my head completely stood still where he had me so I couldn't do anything to escape. It was then that he slowly started to squeeze and I could feel the blood rushing to my head.
My eyesight started to fade from the increasing pressure and the sides of my eyes started to color in with a crimson red. My consciousness was fading and I started to lose feeling in my arms and legs. In the next few seconds, or what I thought was another few seconds, I was a limp piece of meat with my arms dangling at the sides.
"Was that all you had?" I heard him say to me as he slammed me up against the wall so I wouldn't pass out. "Come on, entertain me more. You're making this very boring." He commented as he pulled me out form the wall and slammed me back into it repeatedly.
With every impact against the wall, I could feel the surface start to crack. With every pounding of my skull against the damp, blood-soaked earth I could feel something growing in my gut. It wasn't fear, it wasn't anxiety and it certainly wasn't cowardice. No, it was exhilaration. Exhilaration for the amount of strength this one man had. The insane amount of power this person held in his body as well as the skills of an experienced rider who not only cornered me and forced my hand, but someone who was truly a frightening existence that shook the earth with just a single punch of his arm.
[Insert Music: Godsmack – I stand Alone]
With my excitement peaking at a shocking rate, my arm instinctively latched itself to Nike's wrist and it started to squeeze down. Nike, realizing that I was still conscious and alive, tried pulling my hand away from his wrist but it wouldn't let go. It was imbedded into his skin and the nails upon my fingers started to dig into his skin. As he struggled to pull it off, I felt the skin on his wrist break and blood started flowing from the wound. I could feel my strength returning and he devoted all of his attention and force to prying my hand off of his wrist and he finally succeeded in freeing himself by letting me go and kicking me in my gut into the wall with his AT.
"Interesting." The gargantuan man said as he looked down at his wrist. "How long has it been since I've bled…?" he asked himself as if it were foreign to him.
As I gained eye-contact with him, I noticed that I didn't have control over my body as my view shifted slightly as if I was tilting my neck slightly to the left.
"What is your name." I heard myself say in an odd accent as my head re-leveled itself.
"I could say the same thing to you, Blood King." Nike shifted himself as if he was put on the defensive.
"You're not answering my question… I will ask you again before I decapitate you for your foolishness…" I heard myself say as if in a demeaning tone towards the Gem King. "What… is your name." my body repeated to the man who took up a now defensive position.
"My name is Takeuchi Nike. I'm here to detain you and bring you to Sora." The man said to the new enigma in front of him.
"Tell Takeuchi Sora that if he wants to meet me, he knows where I am." My body told Nike as he turned around and jumped back up onto the balcony. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a world to change." The alternate me said before jumping further up onto the building and landing on the roof.
As he started to reach the edge of the opposite side of the roof where all the other storm riders were patiently waiting on the ground, A large thundering sound impacted upon the roof behind him.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Nike asked rhetorically.
"Don't try me, Gem King. You're not strong enough to oppose me on this matter. I'd suggest you go back to your brother and stay behind him like a good dog." My body retorted back, completely insulting and degrading that fuming giant.
With no more words to exchange between the two powerful forces, Nike sprinted forward with his fist pulled back, ready to pummel the opposing force into the ground. Quickly side-stepping inward as Nike was close enough, my body reacted to his presence and flung him over his shoulder which sent Nike flying into the air with nothing to land upon except the ground far below. It didn't stop there though, as soon as Nike was clear of the roof my body jumped up high into the air and came down upon Nike with an axe kick, enveloped in a torrent of crimson and ebony which impacted into his chest, penetrating his gem-like armor which protected him.
"Know your place, you pathetic wingless cockroach." I heard myself say as we descended farther down until finally impacting into the ground, creating a crater that could've been created from a small meteor.
It didn't look like Nike was going to be getting up any time soon; in fact I was going to be surprised if he was able to get up after that considering there was a large wound in his chest. I wasn't able to get a clear look before my body took control of itself again and started to walk towards the DJ who's mouth, which was digitally designed on the TV screen, was hanging ajar from what had just transpired.
"You, TV head." I heard myself say as I stopped in front of the DJ. "Are you broadcasting this world-wide?" he asked as he extended his arm out for the mic.
"Y-Yes… We are broadcasting live all around Japan." The DJ responded in fear as he handed over the mic.
"Good…" the man said before turning towards the camera that was broadcasting.
"For all of you scared cockroaches who are pinned to the ground, for all those out there who have their wings snapped against their will… for all of you who have been wronged, who have been restrained, who have been hurt, who have been destroyed… I am here for you. My name is Kiritsu Kaizer. I am the Blood King and starting today, my Rebirth to power has begun. Takeuchi Sora, I know you are watching… you know where I am, you know what I'm capable of. The ball is in your court and it's time to play ball." My body said before crushing the lens in from the sides and breaking the camera completely.
Turning away from the broken recording device, my eyes set their sights on my team that had gathered to see what exacted had happened to me. I started to walk towards them when Miyuri stepped forward and started to look concerned at the look on my face.
"K-Kiritsu…?" I heard her tremble as she looked closer at my face. "I-Is that you?" She asked again as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"It's still me. It's always been me, and it will now end with me." My body said before walking past her. "I have no more use for you. Do with your life as you see fit." He said, continuing his way past the entire team and proceeding through the crowd before finally fading into the darkness.
Hooray! It's finally finished! Season 1 of Rebirth of a King is completed and I have all of you reviewers to thank for it. Thank you so much for keeping with me until now and please be patient as I am still trying my best to adjust to life in Japan. Know that I will be continuing this fanfiction in another story and I plan to continue this as long as people continue to read it. Hope you enjoyed the ending that I put on display and I apologize if it wasn't what you were expecting. Please be sure to R&R as it is what keeps me going and I will see you all next time :D