Currently, Vicky and Daiji were rounding a corner quickly then Daiji pulled Vicky into a store. The two hid behind the counter then Daiji said,"You could've thought this through a bit more."
"How was I supposed to know the thing would go berserk?",Vicky said.
"It's a monster that looks like a minotaur; bulls are naturally pissed off.",Daiji said with a somewhat raised tone. Vicky shushed Daiji then the two stayed silent as they heard a monster tear the door off the store front. The monster was in fact a minotaur that had white fur, black horns, grey eyes, and wore torn clothing.
Vicky and Daiji stayed quiet as they possibly could. Vicky then looked down to see a spider crawling up her arm and she was about to scream but Daiji put his hand around her mouth to stop her. He then swatted the spider away while trying to remain quiet.
The minotaur monster then bellowed and looked over the counter to see Vicky and Daiji. Vicky screamed in terror before she and Daiji ran out from the counter, in time to dodge the monsters fist.
"GO FORTH, AVATAR OF SPIRIT!"
"CONTROL THEIR MASS, AVATAR OF GRAVITY!"
Spirit and Gravity jumped out of the store front then readied themselves to fight. The minotaur monster charged through the store front towards the two. Gravity made a sphere of gravity around her, causing the minotaur to bounce backwards. She stumbled a bit as Spirit asked her,"You okay, Vicky?"
"That hurt… a lot.",Gravity said in a daze.
Spirit chuckled slightly then he readied himself as the minotaur monster stood up and charged at him. He pushed Gravity back then he jumped over the minotaur monster. Spirit landed then he narrowly dodged several punches before punching the monster fives times. He then blocked a punch but was sent back five feet by it.
Gravity jumped over the minotaur monster and slashed it three times. She then made gravity engulf one of her machetes and she slashed a wave at the minotaur, making it drop to the ground.
Gravity and Spirit regrouped then Gravity said,"I wonder what Kai and Shun are up to."
At Shun and Kai's apartment, Shun was sitting with Kai. He was staring at a blank canvas until he let out a frustrated groan while ruffling his hair. Kai looked at Shun as Shun stopped and said,"Why can't I paint it?!"
"Paint what?",Kai asked.
"Your beauty. I see it clearly, I can't get enough of the sight of it but when I try to put it on a canvas or anything; It comes out ugly, boring, and not worthy of you.",Shun complained. He then threw a small fit while standing up and ruffling his hair. Kai looked at Shun then at the canvas, he then picked up a paint brush and paint. Shun tapped his fingers on his kitchen counter while looking frustrated until he heard Kai say,"I'm done."
Shun turned around to see that Kai had made a painting. Shun gasped, then he walked over to the canvas while saying with shock,"Kai-chan, it's amazing; what made you come up with this?"
"You.",Kai answered. Shun looked at Kai with stunned confusion. Kai looked at Shun,"I looked at you and thought of this. I like looking at you, touching you, living with you, and talking to you."
Shun just stared at Kai for several moments. Kai looked at Shun and said,"What?" in his usual apathetic way.
Suddenly, Shun moved closer to Kai and kissed him. Shun then pulled away and said,"Sorry Kai-chan. I just,"
"It's okay. I liked that, whatever it was.",Kai said. A smile began to creep on Shun's face then he sat down in front of Kai and said flirtatiously,"Well I just gave you a kiss and people kiss when they like each other a lot, romantically that is."
Kai nodded, understanding what Shun was saying to him, then he said,"So, you like me romantically?"
Shun nodded while smiling nervously and blushing happily. He then kissed Kai once more, putting his hand on Kai's chin and guiding him into a deeper kiss.
Back with Spirit and Gravity, the two were still fighting the minotaur monster. Spirit punched the monster across the face then Gravity slashed it across the chest. Spirit then kneed the monster in the gut while Gravity slashed upwards, making the monster stumble back.
"SPIRIT FINALE!"
Spirit jumped up and roundhouse kicked the monster, his right leg being covered in white, gray, and black energy. The minotaur monster exploded and Spirit landed on the ground, breathing heavily. He then sat down and said with relief,"Finally, it's defeated."
Gravity walked over to Spirit while saying,"Yeah, only took us half an hour to do so."
Gravity sat next to Spirit,"Think that's a new record."
Spirit chuckled then he let out a sigh of relief before saying,"Hope this is making us stronger. Otherwise, I don't know what we'll do."
"Eh, we'll figure it out. Anyway, we should get going before the cops show up or worse."Gravity said while she and Spirit stood up.
"You're right. Let's go check on Shun and Kai.",Spirit said.
Minutes later, Vicky and Daiji were outside Shun's door waiting. Vicky tapped her arm then she said with some annoyance,"How long does it take to open a door?"
"Considering this is Shun and Kai, can be a bit depending on who's home.",Daiji joked. Vicky chuckled while playfully hitting Daiji on the arm. The door to Shun's apartment opened to reveal Shun in a white bathrobe that had a floral pattern with his hair being wet.
"Daiji-kun, Vicky-chan… what are you two doing here?"Shun asked while trying to dry his hair with a towel.
"We came by to check on you and Kai. Haven't heard from you two in the last four days."Daiji said, looking at Shun with suspicion.
"What's with the robe?"Vicky asked.
"I just got out of the shower.",Shun said, still drying his hair. Kai walked up behind Shun, saw Daiji and Vicky then said,"Hello Daiji and Vicky."
"Hey Kai.",Daiji said with a wave.
"Sup.",Vicky said with a nod.
Kai imitated Vicky's nod and Shun turned to him saying,"Kai-chan, you don't need to imitate them."
Kai nodded and looked down at Shun.
Shun gave Kai a quick kiss then he let him go and turned back to Daiji and Vicky. He noticed Daiji and Vicky's smirks, then said,"What?"
"Knew you two had a thing for each other.",Daiji and Vicky said, giving each other a fist bump while doing so.
Shun glared slightly then he said,"Just come in, and make sure you leave your shoes at the door Vicky-chan." while moving back to let Vicky and Daiji in.
Moments later, the group were in the living room portion of the apartment. Shun and Kai had changed into actual clothes and were now sitting next to one another, Shun hugging Kai's arm and resting his head on Kai's shoulder.
Vicky had a knowing smirk on her face while Daiji said,"To give you two an update, Vicky and I have defeated two monsters in the last couple of days; one of which was this morning and was a pain."
"Shun and I have fought only one monster and were going to look for more after we,"Kai began saying.
"Kai-chan.",Shun said with an embarrassed whine.
"Oh, I don't say that stuff.",Kai said while nodding. He then looked at Vicky and Daiji,"We were about to go fight another monster but you guys came to visit."
"You know where one is?",Daiji asked.
"Not necessarily; we've heard rumors of a monster sighting from some people when we were out the other day.",Shun explained, with Kai nodding in agreement. Daiji and Vicky grumbled a bit, then they said,"Great, now we have to go monster hunting."
"Don't look down, you two. We can all find it if we're together.",Shun said with a smile. He then kissed Kai on the cheek, getting Kai's attention back on the conversation. Vicky sighed then her phone began ringing and she answered,"Hey Ren."
Daiji's eyes widened and he immediately turned his gaze to Vicky. Shun raised an eyebrow while Kai tilted his head in confusion.
"Uh, okay? I'll see you in a sec.",Vicky said before hanging up her phone. She then looked at the others,"Ren wants me to meet with him; wants me to bring you guys too for some reason."
"I don't trust this.",Daiji said with concern.
"Before you say it, I know that my brother attacked you and he threatened you.",Vicky began saying.
"Eh?",Shun questioned.
"But I'll be there with you guys and Ren won't touch you as long as I'm there.",Vicky said, trying to appeal to Daiji.
Daiji rubbed the back of his neck while hesitantly saying,"I don't know V, this seems fishy to me."
Vicky's expression saddened before it perked up slightly when she heard Daiji say,"But it can't hurt to see what he wants."
Vicky smiled at Daiji then thanked him before explaining the situation to Shun and Kai.
Later on, Vicky and the others had driven to a parking garage with them all getting out of Vicky's car. The four walked away from the car, seeing a young man leaning against a silver truck. This young japanese man had brown hair that had been dyed blonde save for his roots. He wore a blue hooded cardigan over a black tank top, dark blue jeans and black high top shoes.
"Ren.",Vicky said as she, Daiji, Shun, and Kai stopped six feet away from him. Ren turned to the group and he grinned while saying,"There's my little sister, and her friends."
Daiji glared at Ren, who gained a cocky smirk from this. Ren then stretched while saying,"So, how have you been doing? You know since the last time we met."
"Will you get to why you asked us to come here.",Daiji demanded, stepping in front of Vicky. Ren nodded then he snapped his fingers, which caused two werewolves that had blue fur, burgundy eyes and light blue claws came down from the ceiling and landed beside Ren. Vicky gasped in surprise, Shun hugged Kai's arm while Kai didn't react, and Daiji readied himself.
"I asked you to come here because I want to win these games we're in and the only way I can do that is by defeating you guys.",Ren explained while taking out his buckle and putting it on his waist, causing a black belt to wrap around his waist and connect to the other side of the buckle. Ren then said,"Moon change." while pressing the button on his buckle.
"GATE OPEN!"
A sphere of blue energy that had a bright blue crescent moon on it engulfed Ren before forming his armor, turning him into Moon.
"COMMAND THE NIGHT, AVATAR OF THE MOON!"
Moon readied his sword then he said,"Don't worry sis, I'll only hurt your friends. Once that's done, we can team up."
Daiji, Shun and Kai got out their buckles then pressed the buttons on them while saying their transformation phrases.
"GATE OPEN!"
"GO FORTH, AVATAR OF SPIRIT!"
"PURIFY THE LAND, AVATAR OF BLOOD!"
"BRING THEM TO THEIR KNEES, AVATAR OF BEAUTY!"
Spirit, Beauty and Blood readied themselves to fight. Vicky grabbed Spirit's arm and said,"Wait Daiji, let me talk with him."
"Don't think that's gonna happen.",Spirit said, keeping his eyes on Moon and the werewolves. Spirit was then slashed down the chest by Moon, who moved Vicky out of the way. Moon slashed Spirit four more times then he kicked the man in the side before snapping his fingers. The two werewolves snarled and charged at Blood and Beauty.
"He's right, sis, us talking won't save him.",Moon said before patting Vicky on the head and charging towards Spirit. Vicky had a devastated look on her face as she watched Spirit and Moon fight.
Spirit dodged several slashes from Moon then he vaulted over the hood of a car to avoid being slashed. He then dodged Moon's sword once more before he managed to punch Moon in the face. Spirit then punched Moon in the gut three times before he was kicked in the chest.
"Heh, you've improved. Good to know you're taking these games seriously."Moon said cockily.
"I'm not taking these games seriously. I'm trying to find out why we were put in them.",Spirit said while getting up.
"Who cares why we were put in them?",Moon asked in a condescending tone.
"I do. Monsters appear randomly in the city and people are dying from them. Not to mention, all of us and four more people have been forced into a position of fighting each other for no reason.",Spirit said, his voice showing his frustration.
Moon chuckled then he said,"You sound like a character in a comic book, guy. Let me be real with you, the monsters showing up and us getting these powers while at first a bit of an annoyance are actually the best thing to happen."
"How can you say that? Your own sister and I have fought several of them and almost died on some occasions.",Spirit argued.
"That's not my problem. You two just need to get stronger and probably should stop being heroes. I mean, you keep doing that then you'll both get nowhere.",Moon said in a very condescending manner. Vicky heard this and she gained a shocked expression while stumbling backwards into a car.
Spirit saw this and he angrily said,"Okay, now I'm gonna kick your ass."
"You can try, should warn you that my kill count is at about fifteen monsters.",Moon boasted. He then charged at Spirit, who charged at him as well.
TO BE CONTINUED…
