Chapter 43
Hikan's POV
I was walking along the path towards the central building, my arms were still on fire and they would clear my path if anything was in front of me, I still remember all of their words, they didn't want me to go, but I have too… I need too.
"Akumu… Death." I muttered, when I use this new awakened power, I could barely speak, but I can speak clearly in my thoughts,
A bunch of guards were waiting for me when I arrived at the central building, they all had looks of fear when they saw me,
"He… he's a monster!" one of the guards yelled, I tilted my head at his statement,
"Monster…?" I muttered and rushed towards him, grabbed him by his neck and lifted him into the air, "Not… monster. Savior." I said and stabbed him with my arm, he caught on fire and I threw him at the other guards, they dodged and took aim, only I wasn't in the same spot, I was behind them and materialized two swords,
"Shit!"
I slashed at the guards and slash waves mixed with fire were sent towards them, igniting them on fire and I walked past them, into the building.
I went back up to the room where the CPU's and Akumu were before I set the CPU's free, the TV was on and on the screen there was an arrow pointing to the right, I looked over and saw nothing but the wall, I walked over to it and placed my hand on it, it doesn't feel like regular walls.
I stepped back and a fireball appeared in my hand, I chucked it at the wall and soon the wall exploded, revealing a new pathway. Is this where Akumu went?
I walked along the path and it took me upstairs, I didn't know you could go farther up, I didn't see anymore stairs anywhere except here.
I started to see light at the top of the stairs, I continued to walk up until I walked through the light, it led to the roof of the building and on the other side stood Akumu, he was sitting on the ground and was waiting for me to get here.
"Holy hell, Hikan activated the next power eh?" Akumu stated and proceeded to clap his hands,
"Akumu…!" I said and charged a fireball in my hand and threw it him, Akumu raised his hands and blocked the fireball by throwing it into the air.
"Oh come on now Hikan, did you forget that I can control the power?" Akumu said and I materialized my sword,
"Shut...up…! Die…!" I snarled and Akumu also materialized his own sword,
"Hikan, no goddesses will save you this time, your power is mine!" Akumu said as we charged each other.
We swung our blades and collided with each others, sparks shooting out as each blow was exchanged, Akumu was as fast as me and I wouldn't slip up for an opening and neither would he.
We tried to kick each other back and only ended up kicking off each others feet and flying back, Akumu looked at me and grinned,
"Man, that power is amazing, I can't wait until it's mine!" Akumu yelled and I tilted my head,
"Death…"
"Is that all you can say? Only one or two words-"
I charged a fireball and threw it at him before he could finish his sentence, he slashed his sword and cut the fireball in half and it exploded behind him,
"Rude." he stated and charged at me, I raised my sword and blocked the hit and did a roundhouse kick, Akumu ducked and tried to uppercut me, but I jumped over him and threw an elbow, which collided on his jaw.
I then charged at him and kicked him up in the air, then I jumped after him and grabbed his neck and threw him back down at the ground, then charged down at him and tried to stab, Akumu upped his speed, stood up and grabbed my arm and threw me to the ground, I collided with the ground headfirst and stood back up, Akumu stepped into my field of vision,
"Missed me!" Akumu taunted and I upped my speed this time, I quickly got up, dashed towards him and punched his jaw, he stepped back as I dropped my sword and gave off a few barrages of punches and then one final punch to send him flying back.
I ran up to him and grabbed him by his shirt collar and lifted him into the air, he looked at me and grinned,
"Is it time to start fighting for real?" he asked and grabbed my arm, he kicked his feet off of me and I immediately let go of him and he landed in front of me, I tried to punch him, but he grabbed my fist and twisted it, making me drop on one knee,
"C'mon, you're better than this!" Akumu taunted and I glared at him, I slowly started to get off my knee and stand up, then I grabbed his arm and started twisting, making him let go of me and I let go of him, we both jumped back and watched each other…
We both charged blasts of energy then fired them at each other, they exploded on impact and smoke surrounded the area, we both dashed through the smoke and I materialized my sword, when Akumu and I saw each other, we both dashed at each other and exchanged sword blows again, neither of us missing an attack, or hitting the other person.
When the smoke died out we were locked in a deadlock, Akumu kept the same grin this whole time,
"You really are strong Hikan, but you're still not strong enough to beat me!"
I pushed Akumu back a little bit, but he only just pushed me back and resumed to push me.
"You know you can't win! Just give up now!" Akumu yelled and I glared at him,
"Never…!" I stated and I jumped up and kicked Akumu, causing him to recoil back and I followed up by rushing over to him and doing a somersault kick and he flew into the air,
I jumped up after him and as soon as I was above him, I charged down and tackled Akumu, when we collided with the ground, the ceiling broke and we crashed down on the floor below it.
I stood back up and Akumu was already up in front of me, he still had that same damn grin!
I slashed at Akumu again and he deflected my blade and knocked it out of my hand, he then raised his sword and was about to strike, but I countered it by tackling him again.
I started to repeatedly punch his face and then he kicked me off of him and I backflipped and grabbed my sword, once I landed I charged at Akumu and swiped at him, he dodged it and did a slash of his own and I parried,
I went for a stab and Akumu grabbed my arm and diverted the stab away from him and I did gave a quick punch, he moved his head to the left to dodge and kicked me again and I jumped back,
Akumu rushed towards me and we began to exchange sword blows again, sparks flew off every hit we did and we couldn't injure each other, we were exactly the same…
After one final hit, we both charged an energy blast in our free hand and punched our fists together, creating an explosion and knocking us back, Akumu flew towards the wall and I flew to the opposite wall and crashed into it, I felt a sharp pain go through my chest.
When I looked down, I saw a spike going through my chest, it had me stuck to the wall and I couldn't touch the floor. Akumu stood up and looked over at me while rubbing his head, the left side of the head was bleeding.
"Oh? Is Hikan stuck over there?" He said and I grabbed the spike and began to pull it out, the spike slid out easily and I dropped to the floor, I tossed the spike to the side and glared at Akumu, my eyes turned back to normal and my left eye began to hurt.
"Gh!" I grunted and held my left eye, why was it hurting now of all times!
"Oh, looks like your eye hurts. don't worry, if you let me kill you it won't hurt anymore!" Akumu said in that overjoyed tone and charged at me again, he was so fast that I didn't have time to react.
He grabbed my neck and raised me off the ground and pushed me back onto the wall, he materialized a sword and looked at it, then me, then back to the sword and back to me again.
"Night Hikan…" He muttered, and then time seemed to slow down, it this really it?
I felt my power leave me as my eyes reverted to normal, but my eye still hurt.
"Hikan, you need to fight!" A familiar voice said,
"Shizuki?" I called out to her,
"Hikan, you can't give up! You made promises to all of us that you'll come back alive. We're all waiting for you!" Shizuki said, they're all waiting for me?
"Shizuki…" I muttered and time began to speed up again, Akumu swung his sword at me and my reflexes caught in,
I grabbed his hand the sword was in and materialized a sword in my free hand, I swiped at him fast and caught his chest with my sword, he let go of me and jumped back, holding his chest.
"Huh, so you still have more left to fight?" Akumu states and I gritted my teeth,
"I made promises to others and i plan to keep them!" I yelled and Akumu grinned again,
"At least you provide some fun! Come at me Hikan Masato!" Akumu yelled and I dashed towards him,
"Akumu, this will be your grave!" I yelled back…
Shizuki's POV
Hikan… Please come back safe.
The fighting was almost over and I was at the Basilicom in Leanbox, I don't remember how many members I killed, there were so many, but we were able to hold them back, after a bit of time had passed and we were still fighting, Vert came back and joined in the fight.
She said that all of the CPU's were back, and Hikan was left in Celestia…
"Did he get the message?" Vert asked me and I nodded,
"Yes, he got it, but I don't understand, why didn't you stop him!" I replied and Vert looked down at the ground,
"We couldn't stop him, we tried to, but he summoned a flame wall and it separated us from him." Vert stated and I looked down at the ground,
"We should have told him…" I muttered and my phone started ringing, I quickly flipped it up and held it to my ear, "Hikan!"
"I'm sorry to excite you, but this isn't Hikan." Another voice said, it was Ozaki.
"Oh, Ozaki sorry, I thought you were Hikan." I stated and I heard him let out a chuckle,
"Sorry, but I was calling to see the situation, is everything fine?" He asked,
"Leanbox is fine now, we were able to get rid of them." I answered,
"It's the same in Lowee, Lady Blanc came back and was able to wipe out the most of the army, she looked to be relieving stress, did something happen?" Ozaki explained, it's only right to let him know.
"Alright, Ozaki I'm going to explain some things first. Listen carefully." I stated,
"Understood." And I began telling Ozaki what's going on…
"I-I see…" Ozaki muttered,
"Yes, it would explain why Blanc was so upset, but I'm worried about what's going to happen." I said,
"There's nothing we can do then, you could try to go to Celestia where Hikan is and help him, but if the CPU's can't go there anymore, will you be able too?" Ozaki explained and I shook my head,
"I refuse to let that happen, I need to help him!" I stated and Ozaki laughed some more,
"That's the spirit, good luck." Ozaki said,
"Yeah, thanks Ozaki." I stated and hung up, I looked back over at Vert and she was still staring at me,
"Are you serious about trying to help Hikan?" Vert asked and I nodded,
"Of course, he's my friend and I don't want to see him hurt." I stated and Vert smiled at me,
"Alright, you go to Planeptune, I'll handle the rest here." Vert said and I smiled at her, then hugged her,
"Thank you Vert." I said and ran out the doors of the Basilicom and started to run towards Planeptune…
After a long run, I was now in Planeptune, the buildings were being repaired and all the fighting seemed to stop here as well.
"Shizuki!" A voice yelled and I looked over to see Compa and IF running towards me, Compa threw her arms around me and pulled me into a hug, while IF just got done on the phone,
"Shizuki, thank goodness you're safe. We were so worried!" Compa said and I returned her embrace,
"Sorry to have worried you all, I had to finish business in Leanbox." I stated, I looked around the city and looked at the damages.
"Shizuki, is Vert back in Leanbox?" IF asked me and I nodded, "then that means that they're all back, but where's Hikan?" IF also asked,
"He's still in Celestia, he said he was going to finish Akumu." I answered and they both looked at me with a shocked look.
"What?! He's still fighting?!" IF said in a confused tone, I nodded my head,
"Vert said that he separated the goddesses and himself…" I said and IF gritted her teeth,
"Dammit! I told him to come back safe!" she yelled and I placed my hand on her shoulder.
"I know, that's why i'm here, where is Neptune?" I asked her and she looked away,
"Nep… she's back at the house… she's been quiet ever since she got back." IF answered, looks like Neptune isn't taking this too well.
"Alright, i'll go see her and find out what's going on." I said and then turned around, but IF grabbed my arm,
"We're going too, I told Hikan to come back safe and I'll force him back if I have too." IF said,
"Hikan is one of our friends, i'll do anything to help him." Compa said and I smiled at them,
"Thanks you two." I stated as the three of us started walking towards Compa's house…
When we arrived, Histoire was waiting for us, just by her expression I can tell that Neptune wasn't doing too well.
"Where is Neptune?" I asked her and she pointed towards Hikan's bedroom,
"She's in there, she hasn't come out ever since she got back." Histoire replied and I nodded, I opened the door and saw Neptune laying in Hikan's bed, she didn't have the covers over her and she was asleep.
"Hikan... don't go…" Neptune muttered, she was having a dream about Hikan or maybe a nightmare…
"Hmm, IF can you come here real quick?" I called for IF and she walked into the room behind me,
"What is it?" she said and I pointed at Neptune,
"I need to do me a favor, I need you to hold Neptune and act like Hikan." I said and IF's face started to grow red.
"What?! Why do I-" I cut her off by slapping my hand over her mouth and put my finger over my lips,
"Not so loud, no offense or anything, but right now you are the only one suitable to be Hikan, since me and Compa are more… you know." I said and IF gritted her teeth,
"Okay, okay I get it." she said and walked over to the side of the bed and sat down on the edge,
IF picked up Neptune and wrapped her arms around her and laid Neptune's head on her chest and began to stroke her hair,
"Don't worry Neptune, i'm right here." IF said imitating Hikan's voice the best she could, Neptune's smile started to restore as she wrapped her arms around IF and hugged her back, IF then got out of Neptune's grip and laid her back down, Neptune wrapped her arms around herself and started blushing,
"See? Was that so hard?" I asked IF and she shot a glare at me,
"Don't say something like that again." IF warned and I chuckled,
"Sorry, but at least Neptune is finally asleep." I replied and IF nodded,
"Yeah, but what was the plan you had?" IF asked me and I looked out the window,
"I'm going to the Planeptune hideout, Hikan went through the hideout to get to Celestia, so we'll do the same." I said and IF raised her brow,
"It may work, but knows what may happen." IF replied and I smiled,
"Then it's settled." I stated and walked out the door of Hikan's room, when we walked out into the living room, Histoire stopped us from going out.
"Where are you going?" She asked us and I turned around to face her.
"We're going to help Hikan." I said and Histoire's face turned from calm to shocked,
"What? But you can't! Not even the goddesses can get into Celestia now!" Histoire argued and I shook my head,
"It doesn't hurt to try, besides I can't stand by and just let Hikan kill himself!" I yelled back and clenched my fists.
"Shizuki, I know how you feel, but there's nothing we can do. Our only option is to wait for Hikan to come back." Histoire said and I gritted my teeth,
"I can't sit here and wait! I'm leaving now!" I said and I pushed Histoire out of the way and opened the door, the only thing that was wrong was the sky was different.
The air felt heavy and it was hot, the sky had an orangy look to it, almost like a sunset, only it was still noon, there were clouds being pushed and you can see a little bit of an energy field farther out,
"What is going on…" I muttered and Histoire and IF came out and stood shocked,
"This field… there's something wrong in Celestia!" Histoire said,
"Is there something going on with Hikan?!" I yelled and Histoire looked at me,
"He might be the one causing it, this force is his power." Histoire replied and I looked at the sky, Hikan… what is going on up there.
Soon a flash of light appeared in the sky, followed by what it looked like to be shooting star… Hikan?
A/N: The finale is almost upon us my friends! Soon The Journey will be over and Two Friends, Four Goddesses will resume soon! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I hope to see you all later!
