Kason was definitely the most mysterious classmate I had while attending Blackwood. For the first few days, something always felt off about him. I could never tell what he was thinking. He always had a blank expression on his face, except when he was in a fight. In fights... that's when Kason would show his true nature.
『No. 5 - Kason Hawkins' True Nature』
"Time for the main event before the other main event!" Mr. Tanner shouted. "For the 'final' round, we have Kason Hawkins and Hai Ren! This one is definitely gonna be a fight of the century, folks!"
"Why is he talking like he's hosting this to thousands of people..." Chris muttered.
Mr. Tanner pumped his fist up. "Alright! Let's get this show on the road!" he said. Kason and Hai arrived at the platform.
They stared each other down for a few seconds until Kason spoke. "You won't knock me out in one hit like you did with the others, Choppy," he said.
I covered my face trying to hide my laughter. "Ch-choppy..! Pfft..!" I murmured. Unsurprisingly, Hai didn't say anything back. She stood there and continued to stare at Kason.
Kason scoffed. "You're that confident, huh?" he asked.
"Okay! Are you kids ready?" Mr. Tanner asked. Kason and Hai both nodded. "Good! Ready..? Set..? Go!"
Kason stood still as Mr. Tanner commenced the battle. "You're just gonna chop the platform again, right?" he asked.
Hai took a deep breath and readied her attack.
"Thought so," Kason said.
I leaned forward in my seat. "What is Kason doing? He's just gonna get chopped by Hai like the others did,"
Chris shook his head. "No, I feel like he has some sort of plan. He doesn't seem like the kind of person to go running in blind," he said.
Slowly, Hai raised her hand up and stared into Kason's eyes. Kason smiled and stayed in the same position.
"Come on!" he yelled. An annoyed look appeared on Hai's face as she slammed her hand into the platform. The sound of her hand hitting the ground echoed through the dusty gym.
Nothing happened.
"Huh?" I whispered. A few more seconds passed. Then, suddenly, the entire platform broke up into multiple large pieces. Dust filled the arena, cloaking the battlers.
"That power... I can't see a thing..." someone behind me whispered.
Eventually, the dust cleared. Every bit of the platform was broken up... except for the general area where Kason was standing. Everyone looked on in shock as Kason continued to stand in the exact same position.
He scoffed. "What's wrong? Did you miss your mark, Choppy?" he asked.
Hai stood on a very small piece of the platform, holding her hand and shaking.
Kason smirked at her. "Oh, did that attack hurt your hand? You have been straining it for a while now. Why not take a break?"
"He's manipulating her," Chris said.
I put my hand on my chin. "Yeah, and he's doing it well," I sat there for a few moments, and then I realized something. "Wait, why wasn't he doing this to me during my match?!"
Chris covered his mouth and started laughing. "Maybe because he sees Hai as an actual threat..."
I glared at Chris and put my focus back on the fight. Hai continued to stand on the platform in pain, while Kason continued to annoy her.
Kason shrugged. "Well, I guess your Quirk isn't anything special. Honestly, I'm surprised you made it this far," He then glanced at Hai with a grin, expecting a response.
Silence.
He sighed. "Fine, I guess this won't work on you. I'll just finish this-"
"Shut up," Hai muttered.
Kason took a step back. "Whoa, looks like I finally broke into you," he said.
Hai took a step forward. "You just don't know when to stop talking, do you..?" she asked.
Kason scoffed. "And you don't know when to start," Then, Kason formed an orb in his hand. "But, now that I've got you where I want, this'll be a piece of cake,"
Hai let go of her injured hand and pulled her other hand up to her face. Then, in an instant, her other hand was already down by her hip, like she let off an attack.
Kason began his formation for launching the orb. "Ha! Where'd your attack go-?"
A huge force of wind pressure slammed right into his stomach.
"W-what... the... hell..?" he asked.
It pushed him back, inch by inch. He attempted to push through it, but...
Kason got launched back off of the platform.
Thud.
He collided with the wall and fell to the floor, unconscious.
Like almost every match before, everyone sat in silence. Until...
"Yeah! Woo!" Luke yelled from the highest bleacher row.
Chris and I turned around. "I forgot he was here to be completely honest," Chris muttered.
"Yeah, same here," I said.
Mr. Tanner ran over to Kason and did his healing thing. And then he did the same for Hai and her hand. But, Kason remained unconscious, so Mr. Tanner had him sent to the nurse's office.
"Well then, that was an exhilarating match, huh?" Mr. Tanner said. "Now, let's get straight into this final match because we're running out of time for today's class!"
Luke stood up and a huge smile grew on his face. He walked down the bleachers and up to Hai. Extending his hand out to her, he smiled again. "I've been looking forward to this, Hai Ren,"
Hai nodded and she shook his hand.
Mr. Tanner motioned them to the platform. "Alright, let's get this started! Hai Ren VS. The Final Boss, Luke May!"
『No. 5 - END』