Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Steamer's POV
"Let's finish this up Charon." I sighed "I'm drenched in sweat here."
"Quit complaining would ya." He groaned as Shinra flew back in at us "It's a pain holding back so we don't kill the kid. CLAP!"
Charon slammed his hands together and generated a gust of flames that knocked Shinra away. I quickly followed up and grabbed his hair, spinning around and throwing him into a wall.
"Time to give it up kid." I said pushing my hair back "You couldn't even beat one of us, yet alone the two of us together, we may not really like working together but combined Charon and I are pretty much unstoppable."
This brat just wouldn't stay down, he flew back in and kicked Charon in the face, I don't know what he was trying but he just ended up getting blown away again.
"Maybe we should just kill him and ask for forgiveness later?" I shook my head "It might be less annoying."
I dumped a bottle of water on myself as Shinra flew back in, I was getting sick of this game and was ready to end it. Shinra flew in yet again, though this time when he kicked Charon there was a massive burst of fire that swallowed them both.
"Charon!" I yelled.
"Ugh…" the dark-skinned man groaned.
"YEAH!" Shinra yelled sliding back.
"He's figured out a way around Charon's defense?!" I used my steam to dash forward "I need to end this now!"
I kicked Shinra in the ankle to make him fall forward before I grabbed his shoulder and threw him around.
"Pressure Drop!"
With Shinra thrown into the ground I jumped up the side of a nearby building and aimed down at him
"End of the line brat!" I yelled holding my hands above my head "Thruster!"
I blasted steam out my palms to fly down at a faster speed and stomp down on his chest.
"HRAAA!" Charon then got up and punched him clean through a few buildings.
"PTOO!" I spit and wiped my face off, sweat pouring off me "he's a tenacious little twerp."
I looked off and saw a spire of flames forming in the distance.
"Charon, that's not part of our plan." I gestured as it turned to ice.
"We need to hurry up then." He growled "Grab the girl and let's go. But first, that kid burned me, he's gotta pay for that."
"You two, it's time!" Haumea spoke with her electrical signals "While they're distracted after the fire, we'll be able to move more freely, at least get the fifth pillar"
"Damn…fine let's go." Charon grumbled.
"Finally, I need a nap." I yawned.
"I won't let you!" Shinra yelled.
"I already figured out that counterattack you just pulled!" Charon laughed "I won't fall for it again."
"Come on you oafs!" Haumea snapped "NOW!"
"We need to go before she loses it." I told him grabbing Inca by her collar "Come on kid."
"Inca!" Shinra yelled "use your ability to break free and I can save you! If you go with them your life is over, it happened to my brother! You don't want that!"
"Hmm…let's go." Inca hopped up and dusted off her sweatshirt "Get me out of here already."
"Smart choice." I sighed.
"Wait!"
"If I go with these guys, I'll experience more danger." She told Shinra.
"Look what they did to this city to get you!" Shinra pointed out "People died here and you just want to live recklessly and die! Your life is really that hollow?!"
"This is my body, no one else's." She told him "And the last thing I want is a boring life!"
"I won't-!"
"Just shut up already!" I punched him "You're screaming is giving me a headache you know that!"
Shinra crashed into a building, when I touched him it felt briefly like the world stopped.
"I don't know what it is about you kid, but all your talk of being a hero makes my blood boil." I glared "This world…has no need for heroes, they do nothing, but bring people pain when they can't save them. You make people believe that a hero will come and save them and their last moments are nothing but despair when they realize their hero was too weak or too unwilling to do what it takes!"
"Shino…save me…"
"I'll save you…I promise! Don't Leave me Ama!"
"Ugh!" I grabbed my head "That voice…that face…"
I looked at Shinra and it was like the world vanished for a moment.
Was I pulled into a Link somehow, I don't have a Burst though?
I looked over and saw a figure floating there, a young girl with blonde hair.
"It's you…" I said remembering her from that dream just moments ago.
"Get out of this place, you accursed man!" she snapped "I never want to see you face, writhe in your own suffering and failure Shino Kajuri!"
"Who are you?" I glared back.
"You can't remember…no that won't do at all!" she growled "You reclaim those memories from the church and remember what you did to me, to us."
She touched my face and gave off a sweet yet sad look "You'd better remember, my Hero."
Suddenly I was back in the normal world.
"What the hell happened to you?" Charon asked.
"A memory…" I blinked "Of a girl."
I started walking away "Heroes just lead to despair."
I don't know who that girl was but she felt so familiar, she's linked to a time from before I can remember I'm sure of it…that memory, who is Shino Kajuri."
LATER
"What's got you making such a sour puss?" Haumea smirked.
"I don't want to talk about it." I told her.
"Hmm, Charon said you had a memory." She sat with me "Anything interesting, what are you hiding in that fancy noggin of yours?"
"I don't know." I told her "I saw a woman, with blond hair."
"Me?!" She said jokingly.
"No, someone else, she was…stunningly beautiful." I sighed "And she called me Shino, Shino Kajuri. Haumea that woman was from my past I'm sure of it. I looked at Shinra and she spoke to me."
"I see…" Haumea got up "Well I gotta go handle something, try not to lose any sleep over it, whatever your memories are I'm sure they'll be worth unlocking."
"I'm gonna take some time off for a few days, I'll be around if you need more for an emergency." I got up and walked the other way "I have something I need to look into."
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