Heh. I really, really like this scene, and I hope you readers like it, too. :D
Happy reading, everyone!
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The sound of voices drifted to a hidden, dark niche among vegetation in the school. The silhouetted trees stood perfectly still as they obscured the figure behind them.
"In that case…we will now explain the rules of the Sky Battle. The Sky Battle will be similar to the other Guardain's Battles. One of the conditions for victory is to join the two halves of the ring. However, the Battlefield will be the entire school…In order to watch such a wide battlefield, we have installed large-screen displays at the observation box as well as various other locations. Also, the Guardians will be using these wristbands installed with a camera-equipped monitor. So then would all the Guardians please put on your wristbands, then make your way to the respective fields of your own battles."
A grin played upon the lips of a shadowed face.
"Looks like everyone arrived at their battle fields. We've set up a pole at each of the Battlefields. The top of each pole contains the ring of the same type," the Cervello said.
"Wha- the ring… Don't tell me we're scrambling for them again?!" growled Gokudera's voice.
"In other words, we'll be fighting too?" grinned the prince's voice.
"You are all free to do so – that is, if you're able to," rang the voice of one of the Cervello.
Where the shadowed form of a person once stood, there was no-one.
"Just then, all the Guardians were injected with a poison administered from their wristbands," explained the Cervello girls. "This poison is called the Death Heater. Once administered, it will paralyze the victim's nerves instantly – even standing up will prove difficult. A burning pain will spread throughout the body, gradually increasing, until thirty minutes later…the victim will die."
The leaves on the ground danced in the slight breeze.
"In this battle, the lives of all the Guardians are entrusted in the hands of the Boss," continued the Cervello. "There is only one way to stop the progression of the poison. That is to insert the matching ring into each Guardian's wristband. Once the ring is inserted into the indentation, it will activate the mechanism to administer the death heater's antidote stored in the wristband."
No.
There is no antidote, baka Cervello.
That antidote is merely a flame steroid without the harmful chemicals.
It only does the work half-way.
Only if you have a dying will would you revive, baka, baka, baka…
And you said you wouldn't be the cause of any deaths in the scramble?
A sigh mixed with the wind, reviving the dead leaves sleeping on the earth.
"One last thing – once the battle has started, any outside interference from non-participating personnel is forbidden. That includes any special bullets." The last comment was obviously directed to Reborn. The Arcobaleno apparently acknowledged the rule, as the first move had been made.
The destruction of concrete, the sound of falling rocks echoed throughout the school. The abrupt gunshot rang in the air.
The heat of the Flame of Wrath, the throbbing of the Dying Will Flame…
The loud, and, yet, silent and soft, sound of fire crackling…The sonic boom…
They all echoed in the ears of the shadowed figure, sitting against the trunk of a tree watching the events unfold in the Sky Battle.
A grin appeared on the face's lips.
That sound of the meeting between the Flame of Wrath, and the Flame of Dying Will…
The explosion…
The vibrating, throbbing, sound as if an earthquake were to strike…
And the high-frequency screams of a flame-gun…
The figure wasn't there anymore – the hidden niche was empty, as the wind played with the trees, the bushes, luring out leaves to dance in the grass.
All was calm, all was nothing, and 'ere we take our leave.
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Heh. I wonder who it is. Probably Soto, sneaking in. He's pretty knowledgeable about these things. :D
Or not Soto. Jasmine? Allegra? Well, tune in next time! I promise I might tell you who it is! xD
Oh well, have an awesome life, everyone, and please review!
