In The Eye of The Beholder: Chapter 6
Kirameku sat in the waiting room, listening to Buranshe's fight. She sat right next to the TV, yet she could only hear one Angel, and she was sure it wasn't Buranshe. She could hear the announcer's comments, so she had an idea of what Buranshe was doing.
"Here it is!" The announcer yelled as Kirameku heard an explosion. She tilted her head to the side. "It's Buranshe's Hyper Mode! You're all lucky to see this today! Kaede hasn't used this move in the longest time!"
Suddenly, Kirameku could hear everything Buranshe was doing. It was only two moves before the other Angel's damage points reached zero. The crowd roared as the announcer shouted.
"Buranshe wins!" After about a minute, Kirameku heard the soft tap of Kaede's shoes.
"Congrats on your win." Kirameku smiled as she closed her eyes. Kaede just smiled back, and left the room.
"W-6, Zouge Kirameku?" Kirameku got up, placed Yugure on her shoulder, and walked out for her next match.
"In the East Corner: Deus-Fujisaki Madoka, Angel-Mao!" Madoka walked out with Mao perched on her arm. She smiled and took her seat. "And in the West Corner: Deus-Zouge Kirameku, Angel-Yugure!" Kirameku found her seat, and sat down. The two chairs were raised, and the crowd roared with excitement.
"Angels to the Layer!"
"Geki!" Madoka jabbed her elbow out. "Zan!" She threw her fist into the air. "Ha!" She thrust the same fist in front of her, and with her other hand, held Mao in front of herself. "Mao's strength is my strength! Angel fall-in!" Madoka threw her Angel towards the Layer. Mao's eyes opened as she entered the Layer, and she trust her foot out, turned upside down with one of her feet in the air, then turned herself right side up, with her left knee tucked to her chest, and her right arm up in the air. She landed on both feet, and took a Kung-fu stance.
"Open the world's eyes! Show them what we can do, Yugure!" Kirameku threw Yugure into the Layer, and Yugure opened her eyes. She spread both of her arms out, and crossed her legs. "Angel fall-in!" Yugure began to spin as she descended towards the Layer. She finally landed, and she had gathered up so much speed that she continued to spin. She slowed down and did one last spin, and flung her crossed leg out to get balance back. She then stood, one leg out, and slightly behind the other. She looked intensely at Mao, and left her guard down.
"Angelic fight!"
Mao immediately charged, attacking Yugure with an onslaught of punches. With her guard down, Yugure couldn't do anything. She did move away right before Mao punched, making the damage light, but it was still damage. Mao smiled as she punched Yugure across the face. She flew back, and skidded a little before stopping. She slowly pulled herself up, and put up a guard. Mao charged again, but this time Yugure leapt into the air, and landed behind the Angel. She quickly landed a kick in Mao's back.
Mao was stunned for a moment, but was able to quickly recover. She did a few flips to get distance, and waited. Yugure ran at Mao, but as she got closer, Mao spun around, and when Yugure was in reach, Mao kicked her clear across the Layer. Kirameku just barely missed a Layer out. Yugure was lying on her stomach. She slowly started pulling herself up, but Mao was already charging. Kirameku sighed, and gritted her teeth. 'By the time Yugure gets up, Mao will just knock her off the Layer! What can I do? If only I could see the distance I was from the Layer…' The world seemed to be going in slow motion for Kirameku. It did every time she had to think hard. 'Yugure's lying on her stomach…I think her face is towards the outside of the Layer…Hmm…If I could get Mao past me, I could win by a Layer out…I got it!' Yugure slammed her leg on the Layer so her Deus could tell which was she was facing. 'Perfect!' Mao was about to do her finishing move, when Yugure kicked her legs up.
They reached Mao's shoulders, and she tightened them, grabbing Mao around the neck. She then threw her feet over her head, and let go of Mao's neck, sending the opposing Angel flying out of the Layer. Yugure landed on her feet, arms crossed, facing the defeated Mao. The crowd went wild as Kirameku took her visor off.
"Layer out! Yugure wins!" The egg-shaped chairs were lowered, and Kirameku grabbed her cane. She walked to where Madoka was kneeling down picking up Mao. Kirameku found Yugure, picked her up, and turned to Madoka.
"Good game." Madoka smiled and stuck her hand out.
"You too." Kirameku just smiled back. She had not heard Madoka hold her hand out. Madoka cocked her head, and gave Kirameku a long look. "What is it?" Kirameku asked.
"You're…blind!" Madoka gasped. Kirameku smiled.
"Can we keep it our secret? Please?" Madoka nodded, unable to speak.
"Y-yeah…wow…you did really good!"
"Thank you." Both Deus turned and walked back to the waiting rooms. "Looks like someone knows our secret Yugure. But we'll keep going, won't we?" Kirameku smiled as she ran her finger across her tiny Angel's face.