In The Eye of The Beholder: Chapter 7
"Ladies and gentlemen!!! This is the final match of the Kantou Tournament!!! Whoever wins will go on to this year's NATIONALS!!!!!!!" The crowd roared as the announcer came into view. "First, in the East Corner, the Girl with the Healing Smile, Saitou Kaede!!!! And the White Angel, Buranshe!!!" Kaede's seat moved forward, and she was smiling as she always did. Buranshe sat on the front of her egg-shaped chair, eyes closed. "And in the East Corner, the Shining Shadow, Zouge Kirameku!!! And the Sunset's Blaze, Yugure!!!!" Kirameku's seat was moved forward, and Yugure sat on her shoulder, looking as peaceful as ever.
"Angels to the Layer!"
"Buranshe! All is the way you think it!" Kaede lifted the hand Buranshe stood on, sending her flying into the Layer. "Angel, fall-in!" Buranshe opened her eyes, and landed softly on the white Layer.
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 stood, her face showing determination.
"Angelic Fight!"
A few seconds after the call, Yugure was receiving blows one after another. She struggled to find an opening in the blows to put her guard up. Kirameku couldn't hear the White Angel, so she had to play this match by where damage was being received. 'My points are going to get extremely low…but this is the only way I can hit Buranshe…' Finally, with one powerful kick, Yugure slid a few feet away from Buranshe. The Angel then ran at Yugure, jumped into the air, and landed on her stomach. Yugure grabbed both Buranshe's feet, then threw her legs up, grabbing the White Angel around the waist.
Yugure then lowered her feet while lifting Buranshe's. The swift motion of it gave Buranshe no time to react, and she ended up slamming head first into the surface of the Layer. Yugure quickly stood up, leapt into the air, and landed hard on Buranshe's stomach. Buranshe leapt up after the hit, and attacked Yugure again. Yugure had a guard up this time so the damage was less.
After letting a few punches in, Kirameku noticed a pattern in the punches. 'Wait for it…wait for it…NOW!' Yugure grabbed Buranshe's left hand, just as she threw another punch. Yugure twisted her arm so Buranshe's back was to her, and her arm pinned behind her back. Then, Yugure pushed forward on Buranshe's head, untwisted the pinned arm, and used her foot to lift Buranshe's feet, so that the White Angel flipped and landed on her back. Yugure backed away, then leapt into the air. Buranshe followed, and the two Angels met in the air. Buranshe used speed to get in a few punches before Yugure grabbed the opposing Angel's fists, and used her weight to pull the two back to the Layer surface. While falling, Yugure moved so that Buranshe was on the bottom, then she let go of her fists, and landed a kick in Buranshe's stomach, which sent her flying towards the Layer.
Yugure landed softly on both feet, and waited. Buranshe was up quick again, and after Yugure. 'Let's finish this!' Kirameku thought, as Yugure took a defensive position. 'Eye of Truth!' Yugure leapt into the air, and put both hands out in front of her. The air around her seemed to distort as an eye-shaped energy flux formed in front of her hands. The eye shot a beam out of the pupil, capturing Buranshe in its flux. Slowly, the image of the Angel distorted, and that's when Yugure mad her move.
She let her hands drop to her side, and landed on the Layer. She ran at Buranshe, an slammed her foot into Burnashe's stomach. The tiny White Angel flew out of the Layer, landed softly on the floor outside it.
"Layer out! Yugure wins!!!!!"
Kirameku slid her visor off, and smiled. 'I can't believe I did it!' She grabbed Yugure, and went to the side of the Layer to shake hands with her former opponent. Kaede smiled at Kirameku, and the two shook hands.
"I have one question. How'd you do you're final move?" Kaede asked.
"It's a secret." Kirameku smiled. "But here's a hint. It's not really there." She smiled one last time, and walked to the waiting room. "The Nationals! And our secret is still safe! I wonder if we can really do it…If we can really prove that we can do it…" Kirameku sighed, thinking of what would happen if she won the Nationals.
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Hello all! Now that OSC is done (for now?) This is #1 on my priority list! I estimate about 3-4 chapters after this, not including the Epilogue. ^.^ I hope you enjoyed! ^.^