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[Chapter 13]

[Yami]

I pushed through the crowded streets of people, slowly making my way to the Hades Building. As I arrived, I let out a sigh before entering the elevator and riding it up to the top floor, Victor's office.

*Ding!*

The door opened and I stepped into the room, Victor stopped scribbling through his papers and glanced up at me. "Yami, what brings you here? Take a seat."

I shook my head and stood standing, leaning against a wall. "I don't need to. I just came here to discuss matters."

Victor gave a slight nod. He set down his pen and paper as he turned his gaze up to me. "Alright then. What is it?"

My eyes met his and they locked. "I want to see all the profiles for the students that are attending the Hades Tournament."

"…" Victor simply stared back at me without saying a word. The quietness was bothersome. "Yami, what is your reasoning for this?"

"You should know as well as I do," I snapped back. "I want to win."

"I don't see what's wrong with you just training and using simulations to practice," Victor said. "You're already really strong. You don't need to see their profiles."

I gritted my teeth and crossed my arms. "I don't care. I came here to win, not waste my time."

Victor slumped back in his chair and let out a sigh, stroking his chin. "It's true that I could let you see them. Though, that would be considered cheating since you're entered into the tournament. You could get disqualified. Maybe even expelled..."

I shrugged. "I don't see what your point is."

"I'm asking what's in it for me?" Victor asked. "What could possibly be given to me so that you can see these profiles?"

"I don't care," I answered coldly. "You can treat me as your bitch for all I care. Anything you want. Just let me see them profiles."

Victor's lips curled into a sinister smile. "Anything? Then, do tell me something. What is your reason for wanting to win? What are you looking for?"

I continued to stare lifelessly into Victor's eyes. "Why are you asking me that? Shouldn't you know, considering you're the one who holds all the profiles?"

"I haven't bothered looking yet," he answered coolly. "Besides, I'd rather hear from the mouth of the person with the goal. Reading it is still interesting and all, but I want to hear it from you first."

I sighed. "My goal is simple. It's to open the eyes of others to the truth of this world. Right now, everyone is blind to the truth."

"I'm curious as to what your reason for this is..." Victor let out a chuckle. "Though you already answered my question, I have a request."

I rolled my eyes. "What is it?"

"If I let you see these profiles to help you win the Hades Tournament, would you be willing to help me with something?" Victor questioned.

"Would I have a choice?" I responded.

Victor continued smiling. "No, not really."

"… Do I get to know what this something is before I answer?" I asked.

"No, you don't," he said.

I sighed. "Alright, then I guess I'll accept your terms. Just let me see the profiles."

Victor nodded. "Very well. After you get a good look at them, I'll be telling you of my request."

A holographic display appeared in front of Victor, displaying many windows and weird buttons. After a few swipes and taps on the multiple holographic screens, a folder was projected from my watch.

I tapped the folder and watched as many profile cards appeared in front of me. I began swiping through them until I sorted through the specific ones I wanted to look at. "…"

"Ah, so that's why you wanted to see the profiles," Victor smirked. "You'll do anything you can to win, won't you?"

"…' I remained silent, ignoring his question. I was focused on the profiles.

The profiles were of Neptune, Sigi, Shiri, Andy, Deadeye, Jumon, Kane, Noire, Vert, Blanc, Uzume, Plutia, Angel, and Brindle.

Though I mainly cared about Shiri's profile, the other ones interested me too.

Since the profiles could display anybody's information and special abilities, it helped me to figure out how I could counter them. If I discovered their weaknesses, I could break them down.

I stared at all fourteen of the profiles, deciding to start with Sigi's.

"…"

Although his goal was to simply see his parents, his ability was unlisted.

I looked over at Victor. "Hey, do you know why Sigi's ability is unlisted?"

Victor shrugged. "I'm actually not sure. It just means he has one, but nobody knows what it is. It's the same for his little sister too."

"…" I stared at his profile. If I didn't know what his ability was, then I wouldn't be able to counter it. Meaning I would just have to fight him blindly.

Shaking the thought from my head, I moved onto the next one: Neptune's.

"…" Her profile was pretty simple. All she cared about seeing everyone around her happy. Since her ability was warping, all I really had to do was freeze her to the ground. If she were to teleport, the weight of the ice would affect her movements.

Then there was Andy. He didn't have an ability, but he was way too merciful. That meant I just had to catch him off guard.

Deadeye was the only one I didn't know how to deal with that well. Though she didn't have an ability, she was a cold-blooded killer that cared about stopping an organization. The only way I could possibly counter her was by turning her guns to ice so that I could break them. But that was practically impossible.

I decided to move onto Jumon. Her goal was to save her parents from debt and she had no abilities. Though, she was still incredibly strong. Even if she was a magic user, I would have to always be careful when I fought her.

Then there was Kane. He was just some crazy lunatic who wanted to be smarter than anyone with no ability. All I had to do was destroy his weapon.

Next, there was Noire. All she wanted was to help some orphans and find love. However, she had the ability that allowed thousands of blades to strike an enemy if they were to touch a specific ribbon. All I had to do was get rid of that ribbon.

Vert's goal was to save her mother from death. Her ability trapped her enemy in a cage while she barraged them with spears. The only way I could think of countering that was by turning the cage to ice so that I could quickly escape.

Blanc's goal was to see her family. Her ability allowed her to amplify her hammer's strength to be able to even destroy a planet. All I had to do was slow her down enough so that the hammer never touched me.

There was Plutia, who just wanted the biggest stuffed animal. Her ability basically turned her necklace to a sword and enhanced her abilities, along with changing her persona. I just had to disarm her from the weapon.

Uzume's goal, like Sigi, was to see her parents. Her ability allowed her to travel to her own dimension that could heal herself. I just had to finish her off before she could have a chance to go there.

There was Angel, who wanted to revive his parents and find a lover. His ability allowed him to basically become invincible and insanely strong for a limited time. To counter this, I would have to make sure I ended him right after his time limit ran out.

Brindle's goals were just to revive a pair of dragons. That being said, her ability allowed her to basically manipulate fire. For some reason, she could use deadly blade moves. The only way I could think of stopping her was by canceling her fire with my magic and avoiding her blades.

Finally, there was Shiri. She had no given background or goal. But it didn't take a genius to know she had the Sensos Spirit, an ability passed down to her by the Second Ruler.

The problem was that I didn't really have a way to counter the Sensos Spirit. It was an ability that amplified the user's strength immensely. The power the user could draw was infinite. It depended on nature around. That meant that it could draw as much as it wanted.

There wasn't really a way I could think of countering it. There was no way to cut off nature. We, as people, were part of nature and so was my magic.

"…"

I made a mental note to research about it later, looking back up at Victor. "Alright, I'm done. Now, what do you want?"

Victor smiled. "It's quite simple. In fact, your goal is pretty similar to our's in a way."

I watched him carefully. "What do you mean by 'our?'"

"Simply that I work with a team," Victor answered. "But let's not get into that yet. Let's just talk about our agreement."

I let out a groan. "You're getting annoying. Just tell me what your dumbass deal is."

He gave a nod. "Right. I'll let you beat me in the Hades Tournament if you can make it there. Then, I'll let you have your wish granted. In exchange, you'll join my peers in ruling over this world,"

"You said that your goal relates to mine. I'm not seeing the resemblance," I said.

"But there is a connection," Victor claimed. "You wish is to open the world's eyes to the cruelty. We wish to show the world their errors for ignoring this cruelty."

My eyes locked onto his. "And how exactly do you plan to do that?"

Victor's smile grew wider. "We're going to consume this world and reset it..."

"…" Silence fell over the room. Our eyes were locked onto each other.

"So," Victor stood up from his desk and made his way in front of me. He offered me his hand. "Do we have a deal?"

For a moment, I just stared at his hand. But I then gave it a firm shake.

"We have a deal..."