Hey everyone, I am really sorry for not posting it sooner, I got caught up in somethings back at home; the time I thought I would have to write and traslate just evaporated... Anymay, here we are now, I hope you guys enjoy the chapter, I really want to go back to posting every friday but I don't know if this will be possible, but fingers crossed and here is the chapter;
That was the moment. The individual battles, the most awaited competition both by those who watched and by the participants of the event. For the spectators, those were the real sports competitions, which raised bets, made everyone vibrate and even moved in some cases. It is clear that these emotions reached the "normal" public more, since another part of the spectators were professional heroes, looking for promising child heroes to intern in their agencies when it was time in a few weeks; many had already participated in these types of tournaments, and were looking for those heroes that could match well with the characteristics of their agencies or their Quirks.
Now, that moment had a completely different weight for the participants; each had their own purpose for being here; the 16 best students of the first year of M.A, no matter the specific objective, they all wanted to reach the top. It didn't matter if it was wanting to be the best, or changing course at school; the two boys who were about to face each other would go all out against the other.
"— LADIES, GENTLEMAN, NON-BINARY FOLKS AND THAT BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW IN BETWEEN AND BEYOND, IT'S FANALLY TIME! THE EVENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR ! IN THE BLUE CORNER WE HAVE THE UNDERDOG FROM CLASS 1-A FOR THIS EVENT. THE BOY WHO HAS EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS. WEIGHING 3X MORE THAN THE WEBBING HE HOLDS IN HIS BODY. WE HAVE PETER PARKER!" Deadpool announces the boy who was walking to the field. The mercenary hero now wore a suit with a bow tie over his uniform and wore a gray wig while speaking into a silver microphone with the cord on the ceiling, like a boxing announcer.
"—AND IN THE RED CORNER, THE TRUE UNDERDOG FROM CLASS 1-C. HE HAS SLITHERED HIS WAY INTO THE TOURNAMENT WITH HIS DIABOLICAL WAY TO PROVE HIMSELF! HIS HEAD WEIGHS MORE THAN HIS BODY WITH ALL THOSE UNSOLVED ISSUES, TRUST ME I KNOW THE PAIN, WE HAVE JASON STRYKER!"
As the two boys approached each other to hear the final instructions before the fight, many watched fearfully for the start of the competition; the school's students had been placed in exclusive locations, divided by class, and 1-A was in a location just above where Peter had left, Wanda, Danny and Gwen, were some of the most eager for the competition, but others were also anxiously awaiting its beginning. In the tunnel itself, Tony was still there, watching the pupil, afraid that someone would see him if he tried to go back to the teachers' cabin.
— The rules are simple! - the field judge announces to the two boys - the fight ends only if someone steps outside the limit, surrenders or is unable to continue, otherwise the fight will continue indefinitely, understood?
— Yes ma'am ... - Jason comments looking curious at the other brunette
— Yea! - Peter responds by trying his best not to look up and not face his opponent
— Then let the battle begin! - the heroine says raising and then lowering her right arm, as if to indicate the beginning of a race
— Feeling pressured? - as soon as the start of the fight is declared, the boy Jason starts talking to Peter - I'm almost sure the tigress told you something like that; defeat me for her, no?
—... – Peter said nothing, he didn't want to start to answer and risk looking the boy in the eye, so looking down he starts walking towards him
— She's a big hypocrite isn't she? If it were to defeat me that she came here to do it herself, not to hide behind a shield of "honor" or anything like that ... - the boy kept asking constant questions, wanting Peter to lose his reason
— Grrrr... – Peter keeps getting closer and faster, he was stronger physically, it would be over in no time
— I thought she was a strong girl, but apparently she is just a frightened kitten afraid to face things head on!
— Don't talk about her like that... - Peter starts to answer when he is close to the boy, but it is at that moment that everything falls apart
*Tec*
A snap of his fingers, loud and close to Peter. Having his conscious barriers not to look momentarily deactivated by anger, he turns his head in the direction of the sound; the boy's right hand
After catching Peter's eye, Jason quickly brings his hand close to his face
Peter follows the movement until he is looking at the boy's face
Until his eyes are attracted by the unusual combination of colors in the boy's eyes
— Got ya... – and with that, Jason activates his Quirk the second the opponent looks him in the eye
— Dammit... – Ava says more to herself as she watches the boy Peter lift his head and look at Jason
Peter suddenly stops, a short distance from Jason, he continues to stare at the boy's eyes as if in a kind of trance, until he shakes his head, stops looking at Jason, looks both ways and forwards, as if he was confused by something, he looks back, in the direction from which he came and starts walking in that direction; towards outside the arena.
"— PARKER'S WIGGING OUT! HE'S GIVING UP? JESUS WHAT A STUPID KID! HEY DUMBASS! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY INSIDE THE RING! POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY MY ASS!"
Peter, on the other hand, was more confused than he could have imagined, all the thoughts that surrounded the surface of his mind a few moments ago had simply evaporated, he saw different things than the rest of the spectators. Facing Jason, in a fraction of a second, in addition to having his thoughts evaporated, he finds himself at the edge of the field, with his feet almost touching the white line at the edge of the battle area and looking at the tunnel from which he had come.
Looking back, he can see his opponent, as well as the rest of the field; thinking he had been teleported or something, he picks up speed and starts running towards his opponent.
"— What's happening? Am I missing something?" Deadpool wonders when watching what happened and removing his gray wig for a moment, and then looks to the side to see his narration partner who ran his fingers over the small computer for the blind man who was reading something, turning off the microphone he asks – What's up? Doing some Buzzfeed test?
— I asked to get the files of the two of them ... - Matthew says, not being able to see what was happening in the field, but having a certain idea, and going to investigate, as he did as a lawyer - and I have just proved once more that the pratical admission exam is stupid and totally irrational
— Is destroying robots stupid now? - Deadpool says looking frustrated - If destroying training robots is stupid, I don't want to be smart!
— Don't worry, you really aren't ... - says the lawyer dryly - Mr. Stryker did not pass the practical heroes admission test, but as he had also applied for General Studies, he probably had already thought of that possibility. His Quirk is extremely powerful in the right situations, but since the exam was basically destroying "villains", robots, this gave a huge advantage to those with more offensive Quirks; even powerful, he had no chance ...
From the seats reserved for students, Peter's friends tried in any way to make him realize his mistake and get him back on track;
— Peter! Watch out, you're going out! - Wanda says with her hands close to her face while shouting to her friend
— Hello! It's the other way! - Gwen also tries to warn him, placing her hands around her mouth to increase the volume
—... – Danny says nothing, even though he is also concerned about his friend's performance, he felt that all that was useless
—... – Flash was also another who watched silently, but attentively, he knew that Parker was in a bad situation, but he had an annoying way of getting out of them at the last moment
Further down, with the Iron Man, the hero scratched his goatee, worried as he watched the boy run towards him, towards the edge of the field;
— What is this power ... - Tony says impressed by the other boy's Quirk
"Jason Stryker, Quirk; Mind Illusion. With a simple exchange of look, he is able to change everything that a person perceives, be it visual, auditory, or even olfactory. A consequence of this power is the erasure of the target's recent and superficial memories, replacing them with new images and sensations "
"Parker is certainly not among the strongest in the heroes' course, but he is certainly much stronger than Stryker" thinks Matthew as he analyzes his student's chances; even feeling sorry for the situation of the boy in General Studies, he couldn't help but worry about one of his students "but to be able to take advantage of this he needs to get out of the trance imposed by him, and that will be the real challenge. Anyway, this fight will end quickly "
— Come on kid... – Tony says in a cold sweat as he watches his student getting closer and closer to the edge of the battlefield, a little more and he would be eliminated from the competition - get out of this!
But even though he tried to warn his pupil, Jason had made a point of filtering out every sound from Peter's mind; nothing was going to warn him about what was going on, the only sound that came to his mind was shouting from the audience, as if excited for a confrontation, while the real audience was silent, anxious for what was going to happen next.
— Sorry about that, but it's nothing personal - Jason says aloud, but as his opponent couldn't hear him, he was talking to himself more - but I need to beat you if I want to become a hero too ...
In Peter's view, however, everything went smoothly, he ran towards his opponent, his brain didn't capture anything strange around him, he didn't find Deadpool's comments lacking, nor didn't he hear his friends or tutor, well, at least the rational part couldn't.
Peter was approaching the middle of the field when he felt a shiver go through his body. The same as you feel when you are cold and step in cold water, that shivering wave that makes all the hairs on your body stand on end in an instant. Peter then stops, not understanding exactly what had happened to get goosebumps all over; a clear sign of his 'Spider Sense' firing; but every time it meant an imminent attack, and looking around, Peter doesn't notice anything, of course, in his head, he didn't know the boy's Quirk, so he couldn't risk it, so running his hand quickly over his arm to lowering the goose bumps, he walks again more slowly, experiencing the same chill sensation with each step, and having forgotten all the conversation he had had with Ava before the dispute;
"— So his Quirk makes him control what the other sees? - Peter asks to be sure, looking down thinking about all the implications of that Quirk - do I have any chance of beating him?
— It is not likely ... but there is a chance - Ava tells him, not for a second abandoning her more rational side - don't look him in the eye, this is how he connects with your mind and shuffles your senses, at least that's what i realized he did to me ...
— What exactly happened? - Peter asks his deputy class representative
— He made me see Azari inviting me to be part of his team - she says seriously, staring at Peter directly - this guy is not stupid, he probably saw me talking to Azari before, and deduced that I would agree to battle with him. He's a great observer of these types of behavior, but luckily he won't have that advantage against you in battle.
— Yeah, real lucky... OUCH! – the boy's sarcastic comment is quickly interrupted by a blow to the head by the girl, a punishment for his pessimism
— But there is a chance to get out of the trance; right at the end of the fight, I bumped into someone and suddenly things went back to normal - she says with her hand on her chin while remembering the event
— Hmmmm, this is certainly interesting to know, but I will not have any help from outside luck in this situation ... - Peter usually tried not to be pessimistic, but in that situation it was really difficult
— You're right ... - she says, agreeing with the boy and then getting up from the chair of the 1-A break room; where they were before the festival started - I hope I helped ...
— Ah! It did help, any information is better than nothing, right? ... - Peter says scratching the back of his head a little embarrassed
— But I have one last request; I know it's a little selfish on my part, but would you be able to beat him and win for both of us? - she asks turning to the boy, but when she heard the words coming out of her mouth, she quickly blushed slightly and turned around - can you try at least? ...
— 'Do, or do not, there is no try...' – Peter says, making a joke to himself as he forced his voice to squeak like a famous green alien did
— What? - Ava either didn't hear right or didn't understand the reference, Peter couldn't say
— Ah, yeah ... I-I am going to do my best! - Peter says convincingly to the girl who just nods and leaves the room"
Going back to the whole situation that Peter was in; the boy now took steps slowly, the steps themselves were not slow motion, but he stopped at each step because the same sensation of chills dominated his body again, with each step the wave that raised all the hairs on his body was, impressively, stronger, and he felt bad about that repeated situation. But this time that Peter was now having to spend getting around, made him analyze the situation better; after all this time his opponent still hadn't moved or said anything, he couldn't hear any specific words, neither from the audience nor from his friends who were in the stands, but still close, and the main thing ... Deadpool hadn't said anything yet, even though nothing happened, he was quick to make a joke, but so far nothing.
And in the middle of this moment of contemplation, something happens in the involuntary part of Peter's brain, and in a movement without the boy controlling it, his right arm rises quickly and he shoots a web. The substance bursts from his forearm, making the hole and starting to bleed and the white web is fired in the direction of his opponent, but the most impressive thing is not the fact that Jason didn't even dodge the attack, but that the web went through him completely , as if he were a kind of ghost ...
And in the blink of an eye, Peter begins to see other things; he finds himself facing the tunnel from which he had previously come, but he was still on the battlefield. Looking down, he notices his left foot raised, as if he is about to take a step out of the arena, but he quickly turns his feet and walks a little back and away, not remembering how he got there.
"— AND WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION, HOLDING THE TRUE SUPREME POWER OF PROTAGONISM; OUR HERO IS BACK IN COMPETITION! – Deadpool says seeing the boy standing still and taking a few steps back while being close to the edge of the field
Looking around and listening to the audience cheering for the comment, Peter's memories come back in an instant; both the ones lost before, about his opponent's Quirk and the conversation he had with Ava before the battle, as well as the time he spent within the illusion projected by Jason after Peter looked him in the eye; how stupid he had been!
— What? But how ... - Peter overhears his opponent talking, probably because he didn't understand how Peter had questioned his illusion to do something and get out of it
— Oof... – Ava says from the stands, feeling relieved that Peter had managed to return to the competition
— My heart can't take these things anymore - says Gwen exaggeratedly, but with Wanda and Danny agreeing, it had been a lot of pressure to watch that
Peter starts to look back, trying to observe the situation, but soon he looks back, afraid that any change of vision, however quick it would be, would return him to that illusory world again. In the beginning Jason had used a few tricks to make Peter look; he was irritated to make him lower his defenses and perception, and then he used the snap to get his attention, and finally, the quick movement of his hand had made Peter unconsciously face the boy's eyes and fall into the illusory trap that had almost made him lose .
Looking down, he still sees the web connected with his arm and the wall in the distance, with bleeding staining the beginning of the web; then he has a crazy idea. Quickly snatching it from his arm and pulling it off the wall, Peter improvises a blindfold and passes the web in front of his closed eyes, the sensation was strange, the web was cold and quite sticky, but that would be necessary, without his vision, there was no way he could be trapped in illusion, and so he would use his other senses to defeat the boy.
Turning in the direction of his opponent, Peter starts walking towards him; he had no perfect spatial perception like Mr. Murdock, but his 'Spider Sense' was already quite helpful;
— This power of yours seems to be very useful, but it seems that there are other things that you seem to be able to do as I could see in the obstacle race - Peter felt that his opponent had changed his strategy, but he was not sure what it was - no wonder that you're trying to be a hero, I'm even jealous of you for having that power ...
"I know how that feels ..." Peter thinks, thinking about the boy, but remembering himself not so long ago
— You have been blessed with a useful power that enables you to be a hero! Are you not proud !?
"Of course I am, but this blessing had nothing to do with birth, as you may be thinking ..."
—Being born with my Quirk, my path to being a hero is much more difficult, but someone like you wouldn't understand!
"I understand, more than you can imagine ..." Peter thinks, not wanting to answer and get distracted as he gets closer and closer to his opponent
— Your path is much simpler, you were born with a heroic Quirk, for you everything is much simpler !
— I have been blessed by others! And it is for them that I fight ! - Peter screams with all his strength to the opponent when he was about to grab him, but then Jason's strategy becomes clear
The moment Peter reaches out to grab the boy and push him out of the arena, at the same time he screams, his opponent tries to deflect by taking a few steps to the side, probably trying to distract Peter's remaining senses with the scream he had given. , deflect and push him, but he didn't count on young Parker's sixth sense of danger.
Noticing the boy's movement to his left, Parker quickly reaches out, reaching for the boy's gym uniform and launching him towards the edge of the field with his increased strength.
Of course, he didn't have any very impressive strength. It's not like he threw Jason straight out, but he threw him in a way that the boy rolled across the concrete floor until he was close to the edge. Peter then moves on to finish his plan, while Jason gets up to try to end it once and for all.
When he got close enough, Jason tries to use the fact that he was taller than his opponent to try to tear the web and try to force him to look into his eyes; stopping him with a hand on his chest, he tries to reach the web with his right hand, but the boy quickly raises the dos to hold him and prevent him from getting
—Grrr – gritting his teeth in rage, Jason throws a punch in the area of Parker's nose, which is effective to some extent, as the boy staggers backwards a little while his nose starts to bleed
But Jason did not count on Peter's agility, still holding his opponent's right arm, Peter takes a few quick steps, going from front to back of the brunette with heterochromatic eyes, placing himself between him and the boundary line. And holding his arm and using the momentum of his movement, he uses his strength to throw his opponent over his shoulder and out of the line, just as he had done with Flash during duo battles. Hitting his back on the ground causes Jason to momentarily lose his breath before breathing again while lying on the ground, with his opponent bleeding and tired from standing and inside the arena, the judge giving victory to Parker and the crowd cheering, but in his head only one scene took place;
"Jason was young, six, seven or so; it had been a few years since he had discovered his Quirk and as a result he had been ignored by the family on the part of his father, a bunch of prejudiced people who still believed that people with Quirks were sick, abnormal, mutants, non-humans, a very outdated thought, but still present.
But the boy had his mother, his private heroine, she was also Quirkless, but he loved to play with her son, watch movies or hero actions on TV, all of which made his desire to be a hero grow, and he tried to be a hero. , the hero of Marcy Stryker, his mother.
His father, William Stryker Jr. did not abuse either him or his wife, but he was completely cold and ignorant, taking his post in the army as much more important. With that, he was never on the important dates; birthdays, Christmases, and other celebrations, and that's when Jason took action. In all these celebrations, Jason used his Quirk to make his mother see his father coming home and spending the day with them; she always woke up the other day thinking it had been a dream, but Jason loved seeing his mother with a real smile on her face.
But everything went downhill; her father arrived in the middle of one of those moments, Jason had to stop the illusion, and all those memories came back to Marcy and she realized how it had all been a lie. Now in depression, the woman had no choice but to leave that house and never come back ... "
Still on the floor, Jason relives that scene, of his mother taking the suitcase and leaving; he had failed in his first attempt to be someone's hero, and now he had failed again.
In the bleachers of the part specified for class 1-A, several of Peter's colleagues were happy that the boy managed to win the battle. Three in particular were the happiest;
— He did it! - says Wanda happy and relieved by the victory of her friend
— A card up his sleeve at the last moment, it looks like Parker's style ... - says Danny as he watched his friend go to the center of the field to shake hands at the end of the fight
— WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! – Gwen screams into the sky, making people close to her strange about her behavior, but she was already used to it
— He did that same judo move against you, didn't he? - Pietro asks Flash, making fun of the boy over the memory
— It is better to run platinum, before I get angry ... - Flash says threateningly; Pietro just laughs and goes back to his place while the brunette watched Parker with irritation: he was really aiming for the top too, how annoying, the boy thought
After they shook hands, Peter was still holding his injured arm, trying to stop the flow of blood. After the greeting, his opponent, still with his head down, starts to leave the field, but Peter did not move; they might not know it, but he knew exactly how Jason felt, imposing, without a chance in this world, without a space between the stars, so, quickly raising his head, Peter asks the boy
— Why do you want to be a hero? - that, simple, direct, many people had different reasons, and all of them deserved that place, no matter how different the motivations were
—... – Jason stops where he was, he raises his head, but he doesn't turn to Peter - there's no way to avoid what your heart desires, am I right?
—... – Peter completely agreed, he couldn't help it, his heart sometimes spoke so loudly that it seemed impossible to try anything else - you may not want to hear me, but you were amazing today. But it's not just me who think that ...
—... – Jason then turns to Peter, turning the green and blue eye towards the boy, who with a soft smile on his face, just points to the stands, Jason follows in the pointed direction, where several students of General Studies shouted Jason's name , and several heroes seemed to talk about the boy's skills and potential; he certainly had left an impression - wait for me Parker, this is not the last time you saw me! You bet, I will become the best ...
— I'll be waiting for this ... - Peter says quietly as he watches his opponent walk away and go back through the tunnel he had come from
While people waited for the next dispute, and the fighters also headed for the access tunnels, Peter, unsurprisingly, was again in the infirmary to be able to heal his arm a little because of the web launch since he would still participate in the next competitions. . Night Nurse finishes using her Quirk, with the green light rapidly fading and extinguishing; as Peter couldn't lose all his energy now, Claire caused the wound to just clot, so that it was no longer a blood-dripping problem for Peter.
— That should be enough ... - the nurse says holding a gauze over the wound so as not to accumulate dirt
— Thanks ... - the boy Parker says still remembering the fight - my battle against Jason, was more difficult than I anticipated ...
— Yeah, it must be hard to hear those things, isn't it, kid? - Tony, who was also there asks the pupil, who knew he had been through it and knew the sensations
— But even so, I couldn't have relieved him; I have to focus on my goal of getting to the top ... - Peter says confidently facing his tutor
—... – Claire sighed before punching Tony in the arm - you filling the boy's head with these number one hero things; Aren't you putting too much pressure on him?
— First, that hurt. Second, now I understand why you don't have a boyfriend ... - the comment earned him another punch, but he was already waiting for that - third; it was necessary, the boy needs determination ... - he tries to justify himself
— Something happened while I was trapped in the illusion ... - Peter says, having explained everything that had happened to the hero before they went to the infirmary - my 'Spider Sense' would go off all the time and I involuntarily shot the web that released me...
— Hmmm – Tony thinks and activates his robotic glove again, looking at the diagrams and analyzes of Peter's body - it must be something that affected your brain, a connection between the voluntary and the involuntary part; something related to the functions of the Frontal and Parietal Lobes, but maybe we should do more research
— Since when do you understand neuroscience? - Claire asks not knowing how the mechatronic engineering graduate knew about it without being researching at the moment
— Since yesterday - he says and deactivates the glove - well, maybe it will be something for us to research in the future, but come on, it's almost time for the next fight and the winner will be your next opponent, chop chop!
— Yes sir - Peter says as soon as he leaves his chair and leaves the infirmary - thanks - he says to the nurse and leaves
Elsewhere, having just left the Class 1-A rest area, Robbie walked through the corridors, following the instructions he had previously received on how to get to the tunnel before the battlefield. The boy tried not to think about anything and prayed the Our Father, holding his crucifix as he walked, with his eyes closed and murmuring the words to himself. That moment was what he most expected, to show the world who he wanted to be, and not who he was created to be. Lifting his head and putting the pendant inside his gymnastics uniform, he turns to the left to find one of the figures he least expected to see there;
— Roberto, we have to talk ... - Jonathan Blaze says to his son, as he gets away from the wall and stands up
— We have nothing to talk about. - Robbie says coldly trying to end it as soon as possible
— You are being immature - hero number two says - if you were not so stubborn, and using your true power you would have gone through all of this much more easily. You need to be the best if you want to outmaneuver Iron Man
— True power? - Robbie says as he stands in front of his father, but still standing on his side, facing the hall - you will see my true power; I will win using only my mother's power and I will let go of everything you taught me or thought of me, you bastard. I already let go of your last name, now I will delete any connection I have with you ...
Reyes doesn't even wait for an answer from the eldest, he just leaves, he was angry enough to have forgotten everything he had just prayed for, and he knew that if he stayed there, things would only get worse. Then he continues on his way, feeling the hero's penetrating gaze on the back of his neck, but not caring enough to do anything about it except ignore it.
Peter did not take long to find the wing reserved for the students' classes and, consequently, the wing of class 1-A, which was more to the right of the order of the wards, which obeyed the alphabetical order. Once there, he looks at the twenty chairs positioned in four rows of five; seeing most of his colleagues there, with only a few missing;
— Peter! Congratulations! - the boy looks to see in the last row Wanda, who called him indicating the vacant chair beside him, and with Danny and Gwen also waving and being on the other side of Wanda
—... – Peter smiles and starts to walk there, just stops for a moment, when he sees Ava looking in his direction, the two exchange nods and the boy will sit next to his friends - thanks guys! - he says and as soon as he sits down, the main narrator's voice comes back in full volume
— AND WE ARE BACK FOR MORE! – Deadpool exclaims as the two students make their way to the arena – THIS TIME, TWO 1-A STUDENTS WILL FACE A DEADLY BATTLE, BECAUSE YOU CAN BET, THESE TWO ARE THE HEAVY HITTERS!
— Don't talk about my students like that - Matthew tries to calm his partner, invoking the paternal side he had with the students
—IN THE BLUE CORNER, SHE'S THE SECOND BEST THING AT WHAT SHE DOES. THE ETERNAL SILVER TROPHY UNTIL HER OLD MAN FINALLY KICKS THE BUCKET. WEIGHING AT LEAST 450KG, BECAUSE HOLY CRAP ADAMANTIUM IS HEAVY AND… what? She doesn't have Adamantium yet? Why is she still here? Okay, okaY. Well, let's continue before the girl realises that I just said she weighs the same as a giraffe...HER CLONE NAME WAS X-23, BUT WE KNOW SHE AS LAURA KINNEY!
On the battlefield, the girl with long dark hair did some stretching with her arms and snapped her neck as she prepared for the probably the most difficult confrontation of her life.
— AND IN THE RED CORNER, WE HAVE THE PRODIGY OF THE CENTURY FOLKS. WEIGHING AS MUCH AS THE SKELETONS HE KEEPS IN HIS CLOSET, IS THE NEW SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE! THE GHOST RIDER! ROBERTO REYES!
Unlike his colleague, Reyes just stared at the floor, after the "conversation" with his old man, all the emotions he always tried to keep closed inside seemed to be more agitated than ever, and he didn't know what he might be able to do.
All students in class 1-A were looking forward to this dispute; mainly because they are two of the best fighters in the class competing 1v1. But in particular Pater and Flash paid close attention; Peter for having to face whoever won between the two and Flash for already imagining the fight against ghosty. Soon enough, the battle begins;
Without wasting time, Laura already unsheats her bone claws and fires towards her opponent with her superior strength and agility, and when she was close enough, she leaps with both fists extended on him, for an ambush, inspired by the her father's movements.
Robbie, distracted, barely has time to dodge and ends up getting out of the way at the last second, but Laura was very agile; removing one of the claws from her foot, she uses it on the floor to propel herself towards Reyes, again trying to hit him with the claws.
There are several quick cuts, she couldn't even make an opening, or he would take advantage of the chains. But soon after some unsuccessful blows, she gets an opening in the boy's defenses, but when she was about to use it, the boy summons an iron dagger from the air itself and stops her attack.
Now standing on an equal footing with his opponent, the two exchange blows and defenses, but Robbie had a dark feeling inside him, telling him to use his power, to end it all at once; the feeling is too great, and without breaking his promise, Reyes unleashes all his fury
— AHHHHHHH! – he howls and from the brunette's back, dozens of chains appeared, a whirlwind of iron chains appeared like magic from his back and in an instant they go over Laura
—Argh! – in a few seconds, the entire stadium stops breathing; the chains, still connected to the boy's back, were completely tied to every inch of the girl's body, leaving her suspended, with the four limbs firmly attached and separated, without her being able to move an inch – grrrrr...
—... – but something inside Reyes continued to bother him; without intention, a thin chain between those that were tied to the girl, begins to slide like a snake, until it reaches the brunette's neck; painfully and slowly it wraps around the girl's white neck and begins to squeeze and block the girl's flow of oxygen
—... – out of breath Laura knew it wasn't going to last long and it was useless to try something, so, unable to move or speak, she retracts the claws of her hands and feet in surrender, but the boy doesn't seem to notice and she starts to turn red
— Mr. Reyes... – Emma Frost tries to get the boy's attention, but he doesn't seem to hear and the chain tightens a little bit more
—... – no one could say anything; in a short time the boy would kill someone, but it was such a heavy situation that no one could say anything
— Mr. Reyes! – Professor Frost uses her Quirk to alert the boy, and he seems to wake up from his trance and automatically picks up all the chains, making them go back "into him", making the girl fall to the floor coughing
— Cof cof! – she coughs and breathes deeply; the red on her neck caused by the hanging soon starts to get weaker until it disappears, due to the girl's healing ability, activated by metabolism
— The winner is Roberto Reyes - the judge says without much ceremony as she watches the boy approach the fallen girl and extend his hand
— Sorry, I didn't have my head in place ... - he says, extending his hand to help the girl to get up, but not being able to look her in the eye for the horrible act he had committed, but luckily she soon takes his hand and get up
— The next time you choke me, at least ask me to dinner before ... - she says, smirking and sending a wink to the blushing boy
The entire audience, even if frightened, applauds the fair play shown by both competitors, as they were unable to hear what Laura had said. But the most impressed were the other students in 1-A, all impressed by Reyes' power, and one brunette in particular quite concerned about his next battle. But most impressive was the sadness he saw in Robbie.
