Chapter. 50
Vincent returned to the accelerated world to find the land was turned to ash. Before him was a metal avatar which rushed at him. Vincent side stepped the avatar's punch then backed away. "The hell you want?"
"Kill him! Kill the bastard! Get the traitor!" Vincent saw most of the members of the opal legion watching him.
"What are you all... Oh for the love of God, I didn't have anything to do with the opal falling!" Vincent's words were drowned out by the crowd. The metal avatar tackled Vincent to the ground, they raised their fist to punch Vincent in the face but missed when Vincent moved his head out of the way then shoved the metal avatar off of him. "Blaster scatter!" Vincent fired his blaster into the avatar's chest to win the fight.
The world returned to normal for a second before it broke apart again, turning into one made of gears. Vincent held out his hand to the green avatar before him. "I had nothing to do with the legion falling!"
"Liar!" The avatar shouted. The crowd also shouted for Vincent to die. Vincent dove out of the way as the green avatar charged at him with a tower shield, Vincent rolled to his feet and aimed his blaster at the avatar's back. "Blaster beam." Vincent fired a laser at the avatar, taking a quarter of their health before they blocked with their shield.
Vincent leaped back as he drew his sword. "Royal cut!" As the avatar charged at him with their shield Vincent lunged his sword through the shield and into the avatar's head. "I didn't do anything to you're legion." The world was almost repaired when to shattered again, this time turning into a city under a monsoon. As so as the stage finished a blue avatar with a great hammer dashed towards Vincent. "Would any of you just listen to me?" Vincent drew his sword to block the hammer. The crowd continued to cheer for Vincent's death.
The blue avatar moved a hand onto the back of the hammerhead to put more force to push Vincent down. Vincent pushed his blade left to guide the hammer to the ground, with the weapon out of the way Vincent backhanded the avatar in the face then swung his sword to slice off the top half of the avatar's head.
The world was halfway repaired when Vincent was pulled into another fight, this time a rotting forest. A red avatar armed with duel handguns, the avatar opened fire while Vincent hid behind a tree. "Can we just talk? I didn't do anything!" Again his voice was silenced by the crowds as well as the red avatar's gunfire.
When the red stopped to reload Vincent jumped out from cover and ran towards the avatar, who shot at Vincent with one of their guns. Vincent took a few bullets as he dove into the dirt. Vincent held up his right arm. "Charge shot!" Vincent unleashed a large beam at the red, burning away the right half of its body. Vincent pushed himself up and continued to run. The avatar shot Vincent in the chest as he plunged his sword into the avatar's head.
The world fully returned to normal before it broke apart again. Vincent held his chest, being exposed to the real world long enough for the phantom pain to take effect. A blue avatar with a spear rushed to stab Vincent. Vincent held up his right arm. "Cleanse!" A massive beam crashed into the avatar, burning their body and Vincent stopped when only a sliver of health left. "Can you all just stop and talk for once?" Vincent Stood up. The crowds were shouting for Vincent to fight them. Vincent turned to face them. "What is with all of you? I didn't do anything to the opal legion so stop attacking me!" Vincent's pleads only made the crowd even louder, causing him to sigh. "Fine, they'll have to stop eventually." Vincent aimed his blaster at the fallen foe and finished them.
The next battle started almost immediately after Vincent returned to the real world, allowing the phantom pain to begin again. The next opponent was a yellow avatar who was typing on a keyboard attached to their arm. "Just listen to me-" Vincent's blaster overheated, releasing fire over Vincent's right arm, causing minor burns to his armor and damaging his health. "You fucking-" Vincent drew his sword and swung it hard launching a force to push the avatar into a tree. staggering it long enough for Vincent to stab it in the head.
The world was restored and broke down again, turning into an open plain in the sky. This time Vincent felt the burns on his arm along with the gunshots to his chest. "Are you even going to listen to me?" Vincent looked up to see a metal avatar rush towards him and punch Vincent in the face, throwing him back. Vincent stood up but the metal avatar grabbed Vincent and hurled him down, followed by a kick to the ribs. Vincent swung his right arm to trip the metal avatar but winced from the phantom burns. When the avatar fell Vincent aimed his blaster. "Cleanse!" A large beam turned the avatar to dust.
Once more the world was returned then turned into land of ice. Again Vincent was hit with the collective phantom pain. "I'm done talking." Vincent drew his sword and rushed to meet his foe. A blue avatar armed with a great sword. Holding his sword with both hands Vincent deflected the avatar's great sword then swung again, cutting the weapon in half. The blue staggered in shock as Vincent swung his own sword again to cut the avatar's head off.
The cycle repeated and Vincent's pain renewed, the battlefield was now a graveyard with a red avatar armed with a grenade launcher who used it right away. Vincent jumped to dodge but the blast till caught him and Vincent was thrown through a grave stone, hurting his left shoulder and upper arm. "Fuck no! Not again!" Vincent held out his right arm. "Cleanse!" Vincent fired a massive beam, leaving the avatar lying in the grave soil burned. Vincent walked over to the avatar as he drew his blade and turned to the crowd. "Is this what you fuckers want?! Who's next to waste my attention!" The crowd was riled up, everyone of them wanting to fight for their fallen legion.
"V!" Across from the crowd was Vincent's friends watching. Rebecca trying to push through the barrier keeping her out.
"What is wrong with people?" Asked Lyle. They don't know if it really was Vincent who brought down the opal but they all want him dead."
Levi shook her head. "It's what I've been telling you. The only thing the masses love more then an idol, is a fallen idol. They love nothing more then to build up a person as a hero is to rip them apart and say they never liked them. Disgusting." Levi's word dripped with distaste.
"I just hope Vincent can keep using the incarnate system with a positive mind." Commented Corina.
The next fight started with the world becoming an open field under the setting sun. Vincent's body instinctively tensed up from the pain, causing it to hurt more. Another blue avatar with a sword rushed towards Vincent. The avatar raised their sword to split Vincent in half, Vincent held up his left hand to catch the sword, stopping its swing. The avatar tried to pulled the sword back but Vincent didn't let go. Blood flowed from Vincent's hand and he used his right hand to grab a hold of the avatar's neck strangling them. Vincent was crushing the avatar's neck armor, the avatar was having trouble breathing and let go of their sword to open Vincent's grip on their windpipe. Vincent took the sword and shoved it into the avatar's head. Vincent threw the body down and turned to the crowd. "NEXT!"
The world cycled again to become on reflective of the heian period of japan, Vincent's body gushed with pain only to strengthen his anger. A green avatar stood in front of Vincent with a small shield on both of their arms. Vincent rushed the avatar with his sword ready to strike. The avatar held up one of their arms, a barrier formed in front of the avatar, blocking Vincent's blade.
Vincent dropped his sword as flames dances along his hands. "Oh no!" Rebecca pounded her fists on the wall keeping her out. "V! Don't!"
Vincent punched the barrier and shattered it. The avatar stumbled back and raised their other arm to create another one just for Vincent to destroy it with another punch. The avatar backed away then held up both of their arms. Vincent punched the barrier to create several cracks in it the punched it again shattering the barrier and damaging one of the avatar's shields. Vincent didn't let up and threw one more punch, putting his fist through their head.
"Vincent!" Shouted Rebecca. "Stop!"
"This is back he's falling back into the negative side." Corina grabbed Rebecca's arm. "When we get back you need to rip the linker of Vincent. He's going to destroy himself!" Rebecca nods. When they returned to the real world Rebecca jumped at Vincent's neck but was pulled back into the accelerated world.
In a world of fire Vincent's body stopped reacting from the pain, all he could think about was the purple avatar before him that need to be destroyed. Before the avatar moved Vincent held out his right arm. "Cleanse!" The avatar dove out of the laser but their legs was caught in the blast, burning them off. The avatar screamed as Vincent walked towards them. The avatar drew a pistol but Vincent kept his arm up. "Cleanse!" Another laser burned away the avatar's arm. The avatar was desperately trying to crawl away but Vincent when stood over the avatar he grabbed them by the neck and slammed them into ground, over and over, slowly draining away the avatar's health while inducing pain. "This what you wanted?" Vincent raised the avatar's body the throw them back into the ground. "This what you thought was going to happen?" Vincent raised them up again t drop them again. "What did you learn? What the fuck did you learn?!" Vincent stepped on the avatar's head and crushed it underfoot.
Returning to the real world Rebecca grabbed onto Vincent's linker and pulled it off. "V!" Vincent slid off the sofa holding is body. "V!"
Levi placed her hand on Rebecca's shoulder. "It's the phantom pain. Vincent's gonna need to get some asprin or something cause when it passes he'll have one hell of a headache.
"Okay. Come on V!" Rebecca gentle took Vincent's left arm over her shoulders.
"Reby...?"
"I'm here V."
"What happened?"
"You're anger took over. Just rest, you need medicine."
Once the two were gone Lyle rubbed his face. "We need to do something, and after thinking about it. I think Vincent is right and that Catherine hand a bigger hand in this then we think."
"We'll find out at school later." Said Levi.
"Uh." Corina spoke up. "In that last fight, did either of you see half of Vincent's avatar name glitch?"
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