10/6 Tues, Ruined Mikage-cho, Northside. late at night, 2 days left
"So, which one of you would like to be punished?" "Are you some kind of pervert," I blatantly asked. "No, I only seek to punish those who dare defy me, the bandit king!" "That's a mouthful..." "Are you mocking me, the..." "We already know your name, dude." The gloves began to glow red. "Maragilao!" Two different pillars of fire were making their way towards me. "Bufula!" "Magnara!" The siblings blocked the attack with ice and earth with skills. Hm, this might be quicker if they help me.
"Hey, can you guys help me with this guy... I'm kind of in a hurry." "A hurry...?" "Look out!" When I turned around after Susumu warned me, a fist made contact to my cheek. "Do you think you can ignore me: the bandit..." I grabbed the arm he punched me with to stop me from tumbling. Then, I jumped towards him so I can dig my knee into his face. And without fail, that's what I did. "AUGHHH!" After that, I summoned Skeith to hit him in the face. "Mazionga!" The blast from the electrical attack destroyed Skeith.
"Hey, I thought you can only use fire?" "A king like me can do anything!" "I'm not so sure of that," I stated while swiping away the dust around me. "However, boy, you should feel lucky to have this opportunity to face off against me, you know?" What is he talking about? "For you see... I-" "We don't care," I interrupted. I was getting sick of him saying he's the king of bandits. "Hey, can you just attack me instead of talking," "...Fine, I guess this fight has dragged on for long enough, time to end this with an attack befitting of a punishment. And also..." He went on for another minute about punishments and flexing his title. I just ran towards him while he was distracted... However, when I was about to kick him right in the neck, he suddenly ducked down just to sweep my legs *Thud* "Gotcha!" He hit me with his fist, ice backing up the hits. He picked me, holding me up into the air...
"Do you see what a tactical genius I am? My boastful nature lures all my pray towards me; and the ladies... He cocked his fist. The gem in his glove began to glow green "I call this one..." He lifted his fist towards my chin, making contact with it. *Thump* "...KNOCKING THE WIND OF YOU," the bandit king triumphantly expressed. "Bufula!" A block of ice was heading for his back. "I am tired of hearing that attack name!" He shot a fireball at the ice attack. "HAA!" Susumu tried to hit the bandit with his staff, but he just snapped it in two. He then grabbed Susumu by the neck. The sister charging towards the bandit with a knife. "Hana, wait!" "Hm, I guess she knows I am to die for. And she's right!" When he let go of Susumu, he stomped him in the face and was about to launch a wind attack. "Hey, look what I have," I called out to the bandit. "Huh, what do you- WHAT THE HELL!" He was surprised because of the fact that I was waving his glove around. "When did you take that!?" "Guess." "Why you...!" He pointed his other glove at me. Well, that's what he thought he was doing... "W-w-w-WHAT THE HELL!" His other glove wasn't on. "I believe you are looking for this," Susumu said with a cocky smile on his face. I pointed towards the incoming attack coming his way. *Thump* *Thump* *Thump* *Thump* Multiple pieces of the earth hit the bandit in the face and in the chest. "ARGGGHHHH!" He was sent flying into a building. *Crash* We began to walk over to him...
"Back away!" When the dust cleared, we saw him holding someone hostage. "Ko!" "Somebody help me!" "How did he get you!?" "He came crashing over to me!" "Stand back you two, I only want to see her!" The bandit pointed to the sister. "Let him go, he has nothing to do with this!" "I don't care! In this world, you use what you can get your hands on, you little shit!" I couldn't do anything. Except... Damn...this is gonna suck. "Hey..." "Huh, HEY!" I grabbed the girl by the wrist and I wrapped my arm around her neck, making it look like I was taking her hostage. "Hana!" "What are you doing you crazy bastard!" The two boys were yelling at me to let her go and the bystanders were just watching in silence. "Let me go!" I went close to her ear and whispered, "Just play along, this is how I'll nail this bastard." And I guess she agreed to play along because she did hit me with an earth spell yet.
"What are you doing? She's mine! I claimed her as my own property!" This guy sickens me. "Too bad, I play by another set of rules. Besides, you seem like a piece of trash rather than a king." "Watch your tongue," the bandit stated with some venom backing those words. Hm...maybe I should taunt him a bit more. "You know, you look rather lame for a bandit king, I thought guys like that were supposed to be cooler looking rather than like a loser? All well, guess beggars can't be choosers, and you should know, right...?" "You little bastard! You are nothing but the sand I walk on! I am a superior human than the lot of you!" "Then prove it." I moved the girl out of the way. "...Stab me right here, right now!" Instantly, he dropped Ko to the ground and thrust his knife at towards me. "DIE, SCUM!" "Hmph." I summoned Skeith's right arm and had it hit him square in the face. "*Muffled scream*" Before he hit the floor, I grabbed his wrist, squeezing it to make him drop the knife.
"This must be embarrassing for you?" "Ah..ah...ahhh! Please let me go! I'll never come back here again and I'll never..." I heard something move below me; the knife. "...So, will you let me go?" "Sure." "Ah, thank you!" "...After I'm done with you." "Huh!?" I summoned Skeith's leg to have it stomp on the knife. "Shit!" "Well, guess I won't feel too bad for this... Not like I was going to anyway." "W-wait!"
I had Skeith hit him in the face again. Then in a bunch of times in the chest. After that, Skeith uppercutted him and punched him while he was in mid-air. "And this for wasting my time!" And for the finishing blow, Skeith punched him in the jaw with enough force send him flying through the building behind him, and into another one behind that building.
"Well, that takes care of that." I began to walk away with my hands in my pocket while Ko climbed up into my hoodie. "Kazuki-bro, you were so awesome! What was that thing you made?" "You mean my Persona? Well, it's apa- I mean, it's like a thing that I can call on when I want to." "Hey, can I do it, too," Ko eagerly asked. "I don't know? Not everybody can do it. ...I mean, I'm not the only one who can to do it; my friends and my girlfri-"
A thought about Fuuka popped into my head before I finished my sentence. What am I doing - I should be getting into that damn tower! I was going to take those stones with me and get my one-way ticket into that place.
"Hey, you..." The girl's name who I think is Hana walked over to me. "Hey." *Smack* She smacked me across the face. "Ow, what the hell was that for!?" "You taking me hostage, that's what!" "Okay, one that was for a plan. Two-sorry!" She had an irritated look on her face. "Sorry, my ass! Also, was this just a nuisance for you?" "What do you mean?" "You were complaining how this was a waste of time. Well, why is it?" I guess I was acting like this was a huge waste of time. "Sorry, it's just... I need to get into that tower as fast as I can!"
Hana looked silently at the tower... "I see... Well, you should give up." "Huh, why should I!?" "Everyone who goes in there never comes out, Nobody at all. So, what chance do you have?" I wanted to grab her by the collar, but I resist the urge to. "Whatever, you can say that, but I'm still gonna try to raid that thing, and I'll save her!" She had this pissed expression on her face. "Only fools go into that tower. And only fools believe that hope remains in this godforsaken world..."
"Careful, it's about to sink," a random civilian yelled with urgency. "What's about to sink," I questioned. "Another part of this area." "Huh!?"
"Hey, who is saving that bandit?" I turned back around to see who it was. When I did, an electrical beam shot out through the hole that Skeith made. "What was that!?" "I don't know!"
We saw somebody walking from the dust that was built up from the attack. "Hmph, it seems like this pathetic fool couldn't do something as simple as getting what I wanted." "I-I-I-I'M SORRY MASTER!" Master...? "You would've won if you haven't acted like a clone!" "FORGIVE ME!" He was pleading with all the life that he can display. "...Did that boy defeat you?" "Y-y-YES!" "Hm... If you really are sorry, then I'll need you to do one thing to be back in my favor." "Y-yes...?" "...Die to preserve my honor!" "N-N-NO! FORGIVE ME...!"
The bandit's master electrified his spear. It had enough energy to kill him. I felt the energy from where I was standing; it was on a different level than that king. Nonetheless, I sprinted towards him. "Do you wish to die, boy?" "No!" I struck him with my sword, but he was able to block the attack.
"Nice strike, but would you like to see how strong my strike is!" When he struck back with his spear, the weight of the attack was unreal; I felt my whole body was shaking. "Ziodyne !" I saw a bolt of lightning coming down from above.
I blocked it with my sword but that gave this guy a chance to land a hit on me. He hit me multiple times with his back side of his spear. He thrust the spear at me one last time, and before it connected, I activated shadow-mog. I caught the spear before contact was made.
"This is odd. You seem to possess more power than I thought ...However..." The spear produced a large amount of electricity in an instant. "*Grunting*" "Maybe this isn't enough to fry a rat like you. Strike, Gungnir!" All the electricity shot out from the spear. Some of it actually hit me and the result of that attack made me yell out in pain "AAAHHHH!" I got away him as quickly as possible "That seems to have done the trick, so, let's go for more, shall we?"
When slashed the air with his spear, lightning-like blades would shoot out towards me. Dodging them wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, my old wounds weren't completely healed, so when that Zio spell hit me, I think it might've opened some of those wounds. The Zio user kept up the onslaught of attacks and I was able to dodge most of the attacks (with some making a little bit contact.) until the unexpected happened. "Crap!" Shadow-mog just gave out on me. It must've been one minute since I activated shadow-mog. "I have you know. He made another Zio attack, this time, it connected. " GAAAHHH!" "Now, to..." He was interrupted when a piece of the ground launched at him. With the wave of his spear, he was able to destroy the attack. "Right, I forgot about you annoying pest!"
He was going to launch another Zio attack at Hana, but Ko bit down on his arm. "GAAHHH! YOU STUPID BRAT!" He flung Ko off his arm and he tried to reach for his spear but wasn't able to due to his legs being submerged in ice. "You damn sons of..." "Everyone, an all-out attack on me," I yelled with some urgency.
Susumu grabbed the two pieces of his staff, Hana brought out her knife, Ko jumped into my hoodie and clung to my neck. (He has a good grip.) And I had my sword in hand. All of us rushed towards him.
"Spark field!" I saw a bunch of sparks appearing out of nowhere. The Zio user's hand was electrified. "EXPLOAD!" All of the sparks simultaneously exploded with electrical energy. *BOOM* We all burst out, screaming in pain. All the damage combined with some blood loss made me fade out of consciousness. "...Pathetic." I saw that shadow again before I hit the ground...
Ruined Mikage-cho, Eastside underground, morning, 2 days left
I smelled a really bad odor, so bad, it made me jolt right up from my back. "Gah! That smells horrible! Ow! That hurts like hell!" "Glad to see you aren't dead." I heard this gruff voice before. "Mr. Tamotsu? Did you save me? Wait, what about Ko and that Zio user?" "Ko is fine, he's sleeping in his room. And as for that Zio user... You really shouldn't ask about him anymore, it's for the better," Mr. Tamotsu said with this scary look on his face. "Did you..." "...I took care of him, so stop asking." "Oh, okay."
I suddenly remembered the ether stones. "Hey, what about those either stones!?" "Don't worry, we have them. And as promised, we'll let you get in there. However, we need to do something first." "What!?" I felt a nerve snap. "What do you mean we have to do something first? I have to run another favor for you; screw that, I want into that damn tower, now!" Mr. Tamotsu didn't say anything, he was quiet for my mini rant.
"...Are you done now," Tamotsu calmly questioned. "Y-yeah...I am." "Good, because I need you to come with me to a meeting." "A meeting? For what?" "Well, if this meeting goes to plan, then we can get to raiding the tower..." "Oh, okay."
I got out of bed, well, I more or less stumbled out of bed. I also noticed that I had no shirt on, and my hoodie was missing. "Um, where is my shirt and hoodie?" "In the trash." "WHAT!?" I saw the trash bin behind and it had my shirt and hoodie in it. I fished it out stuff. "Why did you throw this out," I yelled at Mr. Tamotsu. "I thought you wouldn't need it anymore since it's beaten up." "Well, you're wrong. Is there someone who can repair my stuff?" "Well, there is a blacksmith who can repair them, but he'll do it for a price." "Name it!" "23.000¥" "Here..." I handed him the money. "Good, this should cover the cost. Now, get some something else to wear in the meantime and wait for me near the exit." "Got it."
I grabbed a nearby jacket and I put it on, zippering it up. I then exited out of the room we were in...l
the gathering hall of the four, morning, 2 days left
We left the underground with a few men guarding us. When we arrived at our destination, one of the guards revealed a hidden basement door. "It's all clear, you can go in, boss," the guard on lookout said. "Open it," Mr. Tamotsu instructed. "Right!" The guard did as he was told. The basement door was opened, it revealed stairs to go down further and it seems big enough for Mr. Tamotsu to fit in.
"Let's go, kid." We both descended down into the basement...
10/6 Tues, Port island, Tatsumi hospital, Morning, 2 days left
"Ah! Shit, guess it didn't heal me fully, but, I guess it's better than nothing." I put on the spare clothes that I found on the chair next to me. I'm guessing it's from Kazuki since I found a letter saying spare cloths which was in his handwriting. I heard the door to my room fly open. "Ah, I see you're finally awake. We have something to discuss." "We do now?"
I grabbed a hold of the handle of the chair. "Shizuka...we have some questions for you and I want the truth, so I brought Aigis with me." The mechanical girl walked into the room with a sundress on. Lying obviously won't work here...
"No lie shall get past me," Aigis stated. "Alright then, let's begin. What is your name?" She wants to see if Aigis can detect lies. "Rin Shizuka." "She is telling the truth," Aigis clarified. "Okay then - during the Yakushima trip there was a report of an abandoned being destroyed, did you have something to do with?" "No." "She is telling the truth..."
This went on for a couple of minutes now. These questions were meaningless and served no purpose other than to figure out what big question to ask.
"Alright then, let me ask this - how did you get you have an Evoker when the school froze over? I make sure to put all Evokers away when we aren't out to Tartarus and operations." "..." "Answer the question," Aigis told me. "I...had another." "She is telling the truth." It was pointless to lie about it. "Did you steal it from the Kirijo group Research and development?" "Yes." "Another truth," Aigis said as if she's counting with a scoreboard. "Where do you come from? What is your hometown?" "...Port Island." "Truth." "Okay then, one last thing - do you know the people who are terrorizing my city?" As she asked her question, I clenched my fist with the reality that I might be in too deep. "Yes." "She's telling the truth." "..." Kirijo stood there in silence. "...Does Kazuki know about this?" "Yes," Aigis confirms it to her. "Is he a traitor?" "No." "Truth." Mitsuru rubs her temples. "...Is he different from the rest of us?" "What do you mean by that," I asked, knowing what she meant. "There was the time when he went berserk in the mine, he nearly destroyed Aigis and cracked all of Arisato's fingers on one hand. And there are times when he has a sudden power boost out of nowhere. So, I'll ask again: is he a human being or not?"
Her question seemed rather cruel but I can understand...
"Kazuki is... A human being." "She's telling the truth. However, I have high doubts about that statement," Aigis interjected with her opinion. "Nonetheless, it's true. So, what will happen now?" "Now, I want you to put these on." She presented handcuffs in front of my face. "Or...?" "Or you'll find yourself wanted in Port Island." "What about Kazuki?" "We'll decide on that later. For now, you should worry about yourself..."
Kirijo handed Aigis the cuff. "Hey, Aigis, can you say if this true or not?" "What?" "I don't care if I become wanted!" "You're telling the truth!"
I swung the chair with all my might at her, which resulted in her getting knocked to the ground. I then kicked Kirijo in the chest and made a dash for the door. When I opened the door, there were two guards waiting in between the door. I punched one of them in the stomach, I then hit the other in the face with my leg. Flipping the other to the ground, I grabbed their gun and I then proceeded to hit the other one in the face with the butt of the gun...
I called to get out of here. The elevator arrived, it was empty. However, I heard something mechanical coming from my room; it was Aigis. "Capture her Aigis!" "Engaging target!" She was charging right for and so when she lunged at me, I ducked down to avoid the attack. She landed in the elevator, so I quickly pressed the floor for the roof. "Wa-!" The door closed on her before she could finish. "I'll just take the stairs then."
I ran for the staircase. I descended down as quickly as possible before the police or security could box me in. I opened the door to the first floor. I saw a few officers entering the hospital now. ...I have to get out of here without arousing attention towards myself. "Hmm... Huh?" I saw a vent right next, it's not too small for me not to fit in. All that's left is for a diversion; the gun can help with that. I took off the cover to the vent before making my move. I then fired two shots into the wall. After that, I hid inside of the vent before they came into the stairwell. *Door opening* "She must've gone upstairs, let's go!" They all ran upstairs, moving past me.
I pushed the cover out of the vent and I put it back on once I got out of it. I put up the hood of my hoodie and I began to make my way out of the hospital... I need to get to Mikage-cho, but first: I need a car...
Too dead to even say anything... Please follow the story if you want to know when I upload a new chap. And until I recover from my deadness; see ya.
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