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Chapter 7The Fighter
Tenrai lay on his bed, looking up at the ceiling. Why'd it have to be Sasuga of all people? Couldn't it have been another one of the thousands of creatures the Master ruled over? He sighed.
Things are going to go bad from here, he thought sourly. The only one he'll be helping is himself, and maybe the Master. Suddenly the door of his room opened.
"Hello. We've been given a new target," Sasuga reported coldly. "And I heard the Master calling you Tenrai." Tenrai just sent a glare in Sasuga's direction.
"Just tell me the target," Tenrai replied, just as coldly. Sasuga gave a small smirk, satisfied that he had upset the fiery youth.
"This is our target," He said, holding out a piece of paper. "Roughly where it is, anyway. And after that, we have another job." He held out another piece of paper, and as Tenrai read it he was slightly confused.
"Why do we have to do that?"
"Because it would be the last thing anyone would expect," Sasuga answered. Tenrai then understood.
"But… since our business is done, kindly GET OUT OF MY ROOM!" Tenrai yelled, being quiet so they wouldn't draw attention. Sasuga just laughed.
"Okay… good-bye, Tenrai," Sasuga snickered as he left. Tenrai now hated him more than ever. He grabbed his pillow and threw it at the wall to vent some of his anger. This was going to be the worst day ever. Worse than the day he would die.
At Earth
"Come on! Tell me!" Mizu commanded. Bugei just closed her locker, and tried to stop Mizu from looking in it. Then Berii, Haru and Kayami walked up.
"Mizu… what's going on…?" Haru said confusedly. Mizu tried to persuade Bugei a little more before answering.
"Bugei likes someone!" she managed before Bugei blushed furiously and put a hand over Mizu's mouth.
"Shut up! I do not!" Bugei hissed. Her face, however, was red with embarrassment, and she tried to clamp Mizu's mouth shut even more.
"Liar! You had a picture in your locker with a heart frame!" Mizu accused, getting free of Bugei's grasp.
"And… and so what if I do?" Bugei questioned, blushing even more.
"TELL US!" Mizu, Berii, and Haru said together. Kayami just looked bored.
"No!" Bugei exclaimed. Then the bell rang. Bugei muttered "saved by the bell" and they all headed off for class.
Kayami saw Bugei glance at Kageri, with a strange look in her eye. Well, now I know who Bugei likes. Not that I care. There was, however, a small twinge in Kayami's heart.
The day passed on quickly and it was time for the honors ceremony. Some people did something somewhere, so they were getting awarded. No one except the people that did it really cared. And even some of those people didn't care.
Kayami walked up on to the stage to get her award. She had participated in the spelling bee last year, and won it. She had gone to the national championships and won that as well. She had gotten the prize of $100 and $1000 were sent to give improvements to her school. The same thing happened with the geography bee.
Kayami had gotten all the awards she was going to get (10 certificates, 3 medals, 2 trophies) so she sat down next to the others, who gaped and looked at every single prize. Then there were screams coming from a nearby building. Up in the sky was something like Katsu, like a harpy.
While everyone else was freaking out, Kayami murmured "let's go" and the four left and came into an alley. Unbeknownst to them, Bugei had followed. She hid behind a dumpster as the four shouted their words for transformation words.
Bugei gaped and fell out of her hiding place. The four were filled with shock as they realized she had seen them transform.
"We'll explain later," Kayami said hurriedly. The four rushed out and started battling the giant bugaboo.
"So these are the idiots you've been losing to, Tenrai?" a voice said. Tenrai and another male appeared.
This other male had dark blue, almost black hair. His hair was short, about the same length as Bugei's. His eyes were the same color, and narrow. He was wearing the same uniform as Tenrai, except this male's clothes were black.
"This," Tenrai said, his voice coated in malice, "is Sasuga. He's a… cousin, do you call it? He's been assigned to help me destroy you."
"Like that'll work, Tenrai," Berii said indignantly. Sasuga laughed and looked at the four heroines with amusement.
"I forgot, he's been lying to you too!" Tenrai twitched and threatened to punch his team mate.
"Shut UP!" His voice was filled with hate and anger. What does he mean, lying to us? Mizu wondered.
"I should tell you," Sasuga said in amusement. "You see, Tenrai is not his real name. He gave it to himself because of what he is. When Leitha Elena parents name a child, the child in question has to go through a test." Tenrai started to attack, but Sasuga blocked him.
"Tenrai didn't pass the test. He was the son of slaves, you see- his blood? All slave. By all rights, he should be a slave. In any case, his birth name-" he was interrupted by Tenrai, then knocked Tenrai back and continued. "His birth name was Kaimu. Nothing. Worthless. Because that's all he is. Just a piece of junk. He's just about the only one in the army that doesn't get paid. He's just a worthless slave!"
For the first time, Mizu noticed that Kaimu had scars all over his body. Now that she thought about it, he had scars when she had met him as well. But now he had more.
"How did he get those scars?" Mizu asked.
"Oh, these? From we pure bloods. People with slave blood aren't allowed to fight back. Pure bloods are allowed to do anything to slave bloods with no retribution." As an example, he slashed Kaimu across the face, leaving a huge gash, blood flying out of it. Mizu gasped. Even if Tenrai was evil, he didn't deserve this. Sasuga was even more evil. She now refused to call him Kaimu. He wasn't nothing. Kaimu would fit Sasuga more.
"Stop it!" she cried. "Even if he is an enemy, he doesn't deserve this!" She summoned her weapons, as did the rest of the group.
"Deepsea Dolphin Wave!" Mizu yelled. She aimed at Sasuga, but he dodged it. Sasuga smirked and turned to Tenrai.
"Fight her, Kaimu," he ordered. Tenrai summoned her rod, only this time, it was sharpened on both ends. He snapped it in half, and now held two dagger-type weapons. Tenrai lunged for Mizu, who kept on the defensive.
"Okay, that's it! I'm gonna get this creep!" Berii shouted, glaring at Sasuga. Kayami nodded, then instructed Haru to help Berii.
"I've dealt with a bird quite recently," Kayami said, remembering Katsu. She jumped and attempted to slice the bird in half, but the bird blew wind from its mouth, causing the black haired girl to fall on the ground.
Meanwhile, Berii and Haru battle Sasuga. Berii was very ticked off by his attitude, as was Haru. Their strength was increased, but it didn't matter because the boy just kept dodging. Eventually he held an energy ball in his hand and fired it, causing an explosion to occur. Berii and Haru had managed to dodge the worst part, but were still hit.
Mizu kept blocking Tenrai. She wasn't exactly sure why she didn't attack, but she thought it was out of pity.
He already has enough scars… she thought sadly. She turned her thoughts back to the small battle.
"Tenrai! Don't do this! If you really hate Sasuga so much, then why don't you run away from your race?" she asked. Then, right after an attack, she let her guard down. She gasped and waited for the impact…
But it didn't come.
Tenrai had stopped just before he had hit her. He knew he couldn't hurt her. He looked at her eyes, the reminder of why he was fighting…
"I have to fight… so I can get back something dear to me." His voice was serious, and his eyes were filled with sorrow. "That's why I can't run away."
He was filled with a new strength, and started attacking Mizu rapidly. She could barely block them, and if she slowed down for a second, she would be history.
Bugei suddenly noticed the assault of Tenrai. Mizu could barely keep up… I can't let this happen! She thought. Suddenly, she felt something strange.
She looked at her stomach to find… something… glowing. Suddenly the words came to her…
"PURPLE BAT METAMORPHISIS!" There was a flash of light…
Bugei now had bat wings sprouting from her back, with bat ears (yes, bats have ears) sticking from her head. Her outfit was simple; it was a dark purple karate outfit with a lighter purple belt and headband. Her shoes were small, made out of thin fabric and a purple slightly darker than her outfit. Her wings lifted her into the air.
"Purple Bat Axes!" Two giant axes came into her hand, both with purple handles. She landed behind Tenrai.
"Cave Bat Spikes!" She used her axes on the ground, causing spikes from the ground to fly up and attack the fiery alien, who jumped, getting cut by the spikes nonetheless. Bugei flew over in front of Mizu, holding her axes in an attacking position. Tenrai disappeared, and reappeared behind the two.
"Deepsea Dolphin Wave!" Mizu shouted instantly. Tenrai flew back, then straightened up looking ticked off.
Now let's see what Berii and Haru were doing all this time. Sasuga threw another bomb this time, but Berii didn't move, shouting, "BRIGHT RABBIT FLASH!" Her attack countered the explosion, and the two heroines remained unharmed.
"Rabbit's Light!" Berii yelled, and a bright light shone from her wand, causing Sasuga to be blinded for a moment. Haru used this moment to attack.
"Spring Mouse Cross-slash!" she shouted. Sasuga was hit in the back and flew forward. His vision was slightly obscured. Both of them attacked.
"Spring Mouse Cross-slash!"
"Bright Rabbit Flash!"
Sasuga fell to the ground, but quickly floated back up again. He wiped blood from his mouth and gave a small smirk.
As for Kayami, she was battling the sky terror. Whenever she tried to get close, it simply blew her away. Time for Cat's Eye… she thought.
"Cat's Eye!" Soon, a pair of pink eyes was staring at the monster. She tried to get close, and used the Cat's Eye to maneuver her way through the wind, without getting blown back. She pinpointed the weak point…
"Demon Cat Strike!" The bird was cut in half, and a horde of feathers fell to the ground. Kayami's battle had taken her away from the others, so she went back to where the battle had begun.
She found Sasuga, rather beaten, and Tenrai the same way. She then saw Bugei, the new addition to the team, standing by Mizu.
"What? You couldn't hurt her, Kaimu?" Sasuga asked, snickering. He teleported right in front of Mizu, and looked straight into her face. He then teleported back to his original position.
"Oh, I see. It's her eyes, isn't it? They're exactly the same," Sasuga murmured. There was a smile that only Tenrai's torment could bring that Sasuga was wearing.
"So she's almost a substitute. I'm surprised you could ditch your little girlfriend that easily, Kaimu. She still seems to-" Sasuga was interrupted, because Tenrai was filled with such rage that he punched Sasuga with all his strength.
"Goodbye, idiot girls," Sasuga said coldly, after recovering from the blow. The two males then disappeared, leaving the girls confused, especially Mizu.
A substitute..? For who? She wondered.
The next afternoon
The girls had gotten together for a meeting, and all of them were chatting, except for Kayami, who was reading a book. At that moment the girls were trying to find out who Bugei had a crush on. Bugei just blushed and wouldn't answer. After a while Kayami had had enough of their talking, and decided to end it.
"Do you really want to know?" she asked boredly. The 4 pairs of eyes came to look at her. "It's Kageri." The girls immediately started squealing, and Bugei finally admitted it. She said he was a "punk boy" and was really tough. And although in her mind Kayami didn't really care that Bugei liked Kageri, she knew she felt some feeling. For some reason, she didn't want Bugei to like Kageri. But why?
End of Chapter 7
Hurrah nyaa! Sorry! I've been slacking! I'll begin working on Tears of Memory right away! Must hurry! Bye!
Starfire, logging out
